Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)clefta split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin) Adjectives
(s)cleftsplit or divided“he had a cleft chin and strong jaw”,
“the infant was born with a double harelip and cleft palate”,
“a cleft stick” (s)cleft, dissectedhaving one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib