| NOUN | object | rift | a gap between cloud masses |
|---|---|---|---|
| object | rift | a narrow fissure in rock / rock | |
| event | rift, rupture, breach, break, severance, falling out | a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) |
| Sounds | rih'ft | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | adrift ... uplift: 18 rhymes with ihft... | |
| Meaning | A gap between cloud masses. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the sun shone through a rift in the clouds" | |
| Broader | opening, gap | An open or empty space in or between things |
| Spanish | rift | |
| Meaning | A narrow fissure in rock / rock. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure | A long narrow opening |
| Spanish | grieta | |
| Catalan | clivella, fesa, trenc | |
| Meaning | A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | rupture, breach, break, severance, falling out | |
| Narrower | schism | The formal separation / separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences |
| Broader | separation, breakup, detachment | coming apart |
| Spanish | ruptura | |
| Catalan | ruptura, trencament | |
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