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fissure: (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes; break into fissures or fine cracks

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exfoliate collapse: grow by producing or unfolding leaves; "plants exfoliate"; come off in a very thin piece; remove the surface, in scales or laminae; cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters; spread by opening the leaves of

scissor collapse: cut with or as if with scissors

bisect collapse: cut in half or cut in two; "bisect a line"

whittle collapse: English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996); cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood"

halve collapse: divide by two; divide into halves; "Halve the cake"

amputate collapse: remove surgically; "amputate limbs"

crevice collapse: a long narrow depression in a surface

scissure collapse

canyon collapse: a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

schism collapse: division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"; the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences

cwm collapse

rive collapse

sunder collapse: break apart or in two, using violence

crevasse collapse: a deep fissure

col collapse: a pass between mountain peaks

cerebellum collapse: a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans

cerebrum collapse: anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans

fall to pieces collapse

dell collapse: a small wooded hollow

hiatus collapse: a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)

rime collapse

ravine collapse: a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)

valley collapse: a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

aperture collapse: an man-made opening; usually small; a device that controls amount of light admitted; a natural opening in something

breakage collapse: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"; reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use; the quantity broken; "the total breakage was huge"

hew collapse: strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak"; make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock"

gulch collapse: a narrow gorge with a stream running through it

interim collapse: the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"; serving during an intermediate interval of time; "an interim agreement"

sever collapse: set or keep apart; "sever a relationship"

chimney collapse: a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building

lance collapse: open by piercing with a lancet; "lance a boil"; pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight; move quickly, as if by cutting one's way; "Planes lanced towards the shore"

lacuna collapse: a blank gap or missing part

chasm collapse: a deep opening in the earth's surface

abyss collapse: a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

cerebral cortex collapse: the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

pare collapse: decrease gradually or bit by bit; remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"

chap collapse: (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs; a crack in a lip caused usually by cold; a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; crack due to dehydration; "My lips chap in this dry weather"

come apart collapse

intermission collapse: the act of suspending activity temporarily

give away collapse: make a gift of; "She gave away her antique furniture"; formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father

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