Scissure

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Anatomy A split or opening in an organ or part.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A longitudinal opening made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A longitudinal opening in a body, made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A longitudinal opening in a body made by cutting; a cleft; a rent; a fissure; hence, a rupture, split, or division; a schism.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a long narrow opening
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    opening    gap   
    Hyponym
    rift    chap    vent    chink    fracture    geological fault    fault    slit    crevasse    break   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cleft    fissure