noun Download 🔗Share A chasm or fissure. Examples : "A deep rift appeared in the friendship between the two classmates after a disagreement. " geology geography gap Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To form a rift; to split open. Examples : "The earthquake caused the ground to rift open, swallowing a small car. " gap geology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (obsolete outside Scotland and northern Britain) To belch. Examples : "The old man, struggling with indigestion, rifted loudly after his meal. " physiology body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading