Fissure and Short-circuit

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

Short-circuit and fissure are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Short-circuit" with "Fissure", this terms are similar.

Short-circuit verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

Fissure and short-circuit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fissure" instead a noun phrase "Short-circuit".