Cleft
Cleft noun - An irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure.
Dent
Dent noun - A sunken area forming a separate space.
Usage example: there was a big dent in the car's hood where something had hit it
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Dent and Cleft. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cleft/dent
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