cleft¹ /kleft/ pat and pap of cleave¹

cleft palate see under palate

in a cleft stick (figurative)

1. In a difficult situation
2. In a dilemma

cleft² /kleft/

1. An opening made by cleaving or splitting
2. A crack, fissure, or chink

Split, divided

cleave¹ /klēv/

1. To divide or to split
2. To separate with violence
3. To go or cut through
4. To pierce

1. To split apart
2. To crack

cleavˈable adjective

Capable of being cleft

cleavˈableness noun

cleavˈage noun

1. A split
2. A tendency to split, esp (in rocks and minerals) in certain directions
3. The series of mitotic divisions by which the fertilized ovum is transformed into a multicellular embryo (biology)
4. The hollow between a woman's breasts, esp as shown by a low-cut dress

cleavˈer noun

1. A person or thing that cleaves
2. A butcher's chopper

cleavˈing adjective

Splitting

A cleft

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