rift

C2
Pronunciation
/ɹɪft/
Noun
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

A chasm or fissure.

Example Sentences
  • My marriage is in trouble: the fight created a rift between us and we can't reconnect.
2 Definition

A break in the clouds, fog, mist etc., which allows light through.

3 Definition

A shallow place in a stream; a ford.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To form a rift; to split open.

2 Definition

To cleave; to rive; to split.

Example Sentences
  • to rift an oak
3 Definition

(obsolete outside Scotland and northern Britain) To belch.