CLEFT
/klɛft/
10
Scrabble
12
WWF
C(3) L(1) E(1) F(4) T(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/klɛft/
noun
- An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
- A piece made by splitting.“a cleft of wood”
- A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
verb
- To syntactically separate a prominent constituent from the rest of the clause that concerns it, such as threat in "The threat which I saw but which he didn't see, was his downfall."
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: CLEFT-S
