Cleft /klɛft/

The meaning and definition of Cleft, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun

An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
A piece made by splitting.
“a cleft of wood”

verb

To syntactically separate a prominent constituent from the rest of the clause that concerns it, such as threat in "The threat which I saw but which he didn't see, was his downfall."

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