Cleft vs Forked - What's the difference?
cleft | forked | Synonyms |
An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
A piece made by splitting.
A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
(Webster 1913)
(cleave)
That splits into two or more directions, or parts.
(fork)
Cleft is a synonym of forked.
As verbs the difference between cleft and forked
is that cleft is (cleave) while forked is (fork).As a noun cleft
is an opening, fissure, or v-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.As an adjective forked is
that splits into two or more directions, or parts.cleft
English
Noun
(en noun)- a cleft of wood
Derived terms
* anal cleft * * cleft chin * cleft grafting * cleft foot * cleft lip * cleft palate * cleft stick * gluteal cleftSee also
* dimpleVerb
(head)forked
English
Adjective
(head)- It's a forked road. Turn left at the fork.
- A baidarka has a forked bow.