a space or opening made by cleavage; a split.

a division formed by cleaving.

a hollow area or indentation

a chin with a cleft.

Veterinary Pathology . a crack on the bend of the pastern of a horse.

adjective

joined , joint , united

noun

closing , closure , solid

adjective

broken , cloven , cracked , crannied , crenelated , parted , perforated , pierced , rent , riven , ruptured , separated , sundered , torn , bipartite , bisulcate , dichotomous , divided , forked , split

noun

aperture , arroyo , breach , canyon , chasm , chink , cleavage , clough , clove , crack , cranny , crevasse , crevice , fissure , fracture , gorge , gulch , opening , ravine , rent , rift , rima , rimation , rime , schism , slit , break , split , cleave , crotch , divide , divided , division , flow , forked , gap , incision , indentation , interstice , parting , recess , reft , rive , riven , seam , torn , trough