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Meaning of 'rift' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rift
- p. p. of Rive.
2 . Rift [ n.]
- An opening made by riving or splitting; a cleft; a fissure.
- A shallow place in a stream; a ford.
3 . Rift [ v. i.]
- To burst open; to split.
- To belch.
4 . Rift [ v. t.]
- To cleave; to rive; to split; as, to rift an oak or a rock; to rift the clouds.

Meaning of 'rift' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rift [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a gap between cloud masses
Example in sentence:
  • the sun shone through a rift in the clouds
Meaning (2):
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
Example in sentence:
  • they hoped to avoid a break in relations

Nearby Words:

rife riffle riffler riffraff rifle riflebird rifled rifleman rifler rifling

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