English dictionary
rift
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a gap between cloud masses
ExamplesThe sun shone through a rift in the clouds.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a narrow fissure in rock
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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An opening made by riving or splitting; a cleft; a fissure.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To cleave; to rive; to split; as, to <i>rift</i> an oak or a rock; to <i>rift</i> the clouds.
Source: webster1913
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To burst open; to split.
Source: webster1913