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- pronunciation:
- fI
shr
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fI
zhr
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a narrow crevice or other opening, esp. one caused by splitting.
Steam issued from the fissures in the earth.- similar words:
- chasm, chink, cleft, crack, rent, rift
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definition 2: |
the act or process or an instance of splitting open.
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related words: |
breach, break, crack, fault, flaw, fracture, gap, gulf, joint, leak, opening |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
inflections: |
fissures, fissuring, fissured |
definition: |
to split open.
- similar words:
- rift
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related words: |
fracture, rupture |
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