Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fissure | Yes | No | Yes | No |
cleft | Yes | Yes | No | No |
fissure (noun) | cleft (noun) |
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(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes | a long narrow cleft |
a long narrow cleft | a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin) |
a long narrow depression in a surface |
fissure (adjective) | cleft (adjective) |
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having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib | |
split or divided |
fissure (verb) | cleft (verb) |
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break into fissures or fine cracks |