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Definitions for Rift

[1] an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
[2] an open space, as in a forest or cloud mass, or a clear interval.
[3] a break in friendly relations: a rift between two people; a rift between two nations.
[4] a difference in opinion, belief, or interest that causes such a break in friendly relations.
[5] Geology . a fault. a graben of regional extent.
[6] the plane or direction along which a log or mass of granite can most easily be split.
[7] wood or a piece of wood that has been split radially from a log.
[8] to burst open; split.
[9] a gap or space made by cleaving or splitting; fissure
[10] geology a long narrow zone of faulting resulting from tensional stress in the earth's crust
[11] a gap between two cloud masses; break or chink he saw the sun through a rift in the clouds
[12] a break in friendly relations between people, nations, etc
[13] to burst or cause to burst open; split
[14] a shallow or rocky part in a stream
[15] the backwash from a wave that has just broken

Words related to Rift

breach, flaw, split, fissure, gap, division, clash, disagreement, schism, misunderstanding, estrangement, rupture, quarrel, interruption, cranny, opening, parting, fault, space, hiatus

Words nearby Rift

rifleman, riflery, riflescope, rifling, riflip, rift, rift saw, rift valley, rift valley fever, rift zone, rift-sawed

Origin of Rift

1250–1300; Middle English < Old Norse ript breaking of an agreement (compare Danish, Norwegian rift cleavage), derivative of rīfa to tear (cognate with rive)

Words that may be confused with Rift

riff, rift

Other words from Rift

rift·less , adjective
un·rift·ed , adjective

Word origin for Rift

C14: from Old Norse rypta ; related to Icelandic ropa to belch

Synonyms for Rift

breach, fissure, flaw, gap, split, chink, cleavage, cleft, cranny, crevice, fault, fracture, hiatus, interruption, interval, opening, parting, rent, rima, rime, space