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fissure vs chap

chap vs fissure

fissure and chap both are nouns.

fissure and chap both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fissure Yes No Yes No
chap Yes No Yes No
As nouns, chap is a hyponym of fissure; that is, chap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fissure:
  • fissure: a long narrow cleft
  • chap: a crack in a lip caused usually by cold
Other hyponyms of fissure include chink, crevasse, fatigue crack, break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift, rift, slit, split, vent, volcano.
As nouns, fissure and chap are synonyms defined as:
  • fissure and chap: a long narrow depression in a surface
Other synonyms of fissure include crack, cranny, crevice.
fissure (noun) chap (noun)
(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs
a long narrow cleft a crack in a lip caused usually by cold
a long narrow depression in a surface a boy or man
a long narrow depression in a surface
fissure (verb) chap (verb)
break into fissures or fine cracks crack due to dehydration
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