Cleft and Defile

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Cleft noun - An irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure.

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Defile and cleft are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defile" instead a noun "Cleft".

Defile noun - A narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage.

Usage example: the cattle, once they were cornered in the defile, were quickly rounded up

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Cleft and defile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cleft" instead a noun "Defile".

Nearby Words: defiled, defilement, defiling

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Defile and Cleft. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cleft/defile

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