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FISSURE

Definition:

1. [noun] a long narrow depression in a surface
   Synonyms: crevice, cranny, crack, chap
   
   
2. [noun] a long narrow opening
   Synonyms: crack, cleft, crevice, scissure
   
   
3. [noun] (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
   
   
4. [verb] break into fissures or fine cracks
   
   

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Related Words:

• chap
• chink
• crevasse
• fatigue crack
• fault, geological fault, shift, fracture, break
• rift
• slit
• split
• vent, volcano
• volcanic crater, crater
• sulcus
• hilus, hilum

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