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clefts

The correct spelling is clefts.

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noun

Say it like: Cle-fts

The correct spelling is clefts. An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting. For example: "a cleft of wood"

Usage Examples

a cleft of wood

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
  2. 2.A piece made by splitting.
  3. 3.A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.

verb

  1. 1.To syntactically separate a prominent constituent from the rest of the clause that concerns it, such as threat in "The threat which I saw but which he didn't see, was his downfall."

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