Definition of Rift. Meaning of Rift. Synonyms of Rift

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Definition of Rift

Rift
Rift Rift, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rifted; p. pr. & vb. n. Rifting.] To cleave; to rive; to split; as, to rift an oak or a rock; to rift the clouds. --Longfellow. To dwell these rifted rocks between. --Wordsworth.
Rift
Rift Rift, v. i. 1. To burst open; to split. --Shak. Timber . . . not apt to rif with ordnance. --Bacon. 2. To belch. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Rift
Rift Rift, n. [Written also reft.] [Dan. rift, fr. rieve to rend. See Rive.] 1. An opening made by riving or splitting; a cleft; a fissure. --Spenser. 2. A shallow place in a stream; a ford.
Rift
Rift Rift, obs. p. p. of Rive. --Spenser.

Meaning of Rift from wikipedia

- and rift-flank uplifts mainly on one side. Where rifts remain above sea level they form a rift valley, which may be filled by water forming a rift lake...
- The East African Rift (EAR) or East African Rift System (EARS) is an active continental rift zone in East Africa. The EAR began developing around the...
- Look up rift in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A rift is a geological structure. Rift(s) or The Rift may also refer to: The Rift (1990 film), a film...
- Oculus Rift is a discontinued line of virtual reality headsets developed and manufactured by Oculus VR, a virtual reality company founded by Palmer Luckey...
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is a 2021 third-person shooter platform video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment...
- Africa Great Rift Valley, Ethiopia Great Rift Valley, Kenya Rift Valley fever Rift Valley lakes Rift Valley Province Rift Valley Railways Rift Valley Technical...
- Look up rift valley in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A rift valley is a linear lowland formed by the action of a geologic rift. Rift Valley may also...
- Rift of the NecroDancer is a 2025 rhythm game developed by Brace Yourself Games and Tic Toc Games, and published by Klei Entertainment. It was released...
- from alien and human threats. In its first two series, the show uses a time rift in Cardiff as its primary plot generator, accounting for the unusual preponderance...
- A rift valley is a linear shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges produced by the action of a geologic rift. Rifts are formed as a...