cleft vs fault

cleft and fault both are nouns.

cleft is an adjective but fault is not an adjective.

cleft is not a verb while fault is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cleft	Yes	Yes	No	No
fault	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fault is a hyponym of cleft; that is, fault is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cleft:

cleft: a long narrow cleft
fault: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

Other hyponyms of cleft include chap, chink, crevasse, fatigue crack, break, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift, rift, slit, split, vent, volcano.

cleft (noun)	fault (noun)
a long narrow cleft	a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)	(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
	the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
	responsibility for a bad situation or event
	(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
	an imperfection in an object or machine

cleft (adjective)	fault (adjective)
having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib
split or divided

cleft (verb)	fault (verb)
	put or pin the blame on

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