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# rift

noun (plural rifts)

«rift» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A crack or gap, often in rock, trees, clouds or the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rift/#m1)
2. A split or quarrel between friends or families. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rift/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, a gap in trees through which a traveller glimpses stars; in talk, a split between two people

### Examples

- He watched the stars through the rifts in the trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rift/#x1)
- A rift opened in the rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rift/#x2)
- The quarrel caused a rift between the brothers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rift/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rift» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rift/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rift» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rift.html) on Mova free.