Noun The river begins as a trickle of water from a cleft in the rock. He has a distinctive cleft in his chin.
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Noun
July is awareness month for juvenile arthritis, sarcoma, cleft and craniofacial deformities and group B strep. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2022 But during their checkup, the physician had heartbreaking news: Their daughter had a severe cleft affecting her brain and, very probably, her heart. Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2022 On the southern border of the Bluegrass State, Big South Fork Gorge makes a 40-mile cleft in the Cumberland Plateau. Alison Van Houten, Outside Online, 6 June 2019 But the cleft in the mountain summit at Stampa also anticipates the ways in which Giacometti came to describe facial features with a precise, cutting intensity. Steven Litt, cleveland, 20 Mar. 2022 But Giacometti sharply indicates a cleft near the summit where the sun casts a sharp shadow, slicing into a solid mass and creating a sense of three-dimensionality. Steven Litt, cleveland, 20 Mar. 2022 The breed also has a high level of puppy mortality due to congenital defects like splayed legs and cleft palates, while adults deal with hip and elbow dysplasia and spinal curvature. Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com, 2 Feb. 2022 The deep cleft, slicing between the Kinsman and Franconia mountain ranges, is surrounded by granite walls and forested slopes.BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2021 Ginzan Onsen in Yamagata Prefecture is a tiny spa town in a remote mountain cleft that was originally a silver mine. Selena Takigawa Hoy, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2021
Adjective
After a few weeks, something caught my attention: Instagram was consistently recommending posts of babies with cleft palates, a birth defect. Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 12 May 2022 High-altitude deliveries often result in lighter babies, and some research connects them with birth defects such as cleft lips and issues with heart function. Hannah Weinberger, Outside Online, 13 Aug. 2014 Andersen, who is originally from Denmark, is wiry and clean cut, with a cleft chin and clipped enunciation. Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2021 She has been involved in charitable work for decades, visiting foreign countries through a non-profit that provides surgery to children with cleft lips or palates and no access to care. Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Arizona Republic, 24 June 2021 Their work consists of surgeries for conditions such as cleft palates, crossed eyes, burn scars and hernia repairs.San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2021 So are cleft lips, sometimes accompanied by cleft palate.New York Times, 16 Mar. 2021 According to the organization, more than 37,000 cleft surgeries have been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ralphie Aversa, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2020 Operation Smile connects children and young adults with cleft conditions worldwide with access to safe surgical care to improve their lives and smiles. Nicole Cormier, Dallas News, 23 Sep. 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English clift, from Old English geclyft; akin to Old English clēofan to cleave