rift
noun [C] /rɪft/Definition
› a large crack in the ground or in rock: The stream had cut a deep rift in the rock.Caves, cracks and crevices › a serious disagreement that separates two people who have been friends and stops their friendship continuing: The marriage caused a rift between the brothers and they didn't speak to each other for ten years.Arguments and disagreementsEnding relationships and divorce
(Definition of rift noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bergschrund noun
- cavern noun
- chasm noun
- chimney noun (PASSAGE)
- cleft noun
- crack noun (NARROW SPACE)
- crater noun
- crevasse noun
- gouge noun
- gulf noun (AREA)
- hole noun (SPACE)
- pit noun (PLACE/AREA)
- pore noun
- pothole noun (HOLE)
- rut noun (HOLE)
- speleologist noun
- speleology noun
- stalactite noun
- stalagmite noun
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