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cleft
split or divided into two parts
Synonyms
- split
- divided
- bifurcated
Antonyms
- whole
- intact
- unbroken
cleft in a sentence
The goat balanced easily on its narrow, cleft hooves.
A cleft ridge divided the leaf into two pointed lobes.
Where it comes from
From Old English clēofan, meaning 'to split.'
Memory hook
CLEFT sounds like 'cleaved': split into separate parts.
Read it in context
- The Valley Remembers Nature