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cleft
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
cleft
(noun)
cleft lip
(noun)
cleft palate
(noun)
cleave
(verb)
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cleft
/
ˈ
klɛft/
noun
plural
clefts
cleft
/
ˈ
klɛft/
noun
plural
clefts
Learner's definition of CLEFT
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1
:
a narrow space in the surface of something
The river begins as a trickle of water from a
cleft
in the rock.
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2
:
a narrow area that looks like a small dent in someone's chin
He has a distinctive
cleft
in his chin.
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— cleft
adjective
The plant has deeply
cleft
leaves.
a
cleft
chin
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