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  1. Rift
    [disambiguation] A rift is a geological occurrence where the Earth`s crust and lithosphere are being pulled apart. Rift may also refer to: ...
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  2. rift
    A fracture or crack in a planet's surface caused by extension. On some volcanoes, subsurface intrusions are concentrated in certain directions; this causes tension at the surface and also means that there will be more eruptions in these 'rift zones.'
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  3. rift
    split crack dissension 
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  4. rift
    n. A long, narrow crack in the entire thickness of the Earth's crust, which is bounded by normal faults on either side and forms as the crust is pulled apart; v. To split the Earth's crust; rift zone- n. The area on continents where a trough bounded by normal faults is forming; the site of crustal e...
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  5. rift
    [n] - a gap between cloud masses 2. [n] - a narrow fissure in rock
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  6. Rift
    Rift obsolete past participle of Rive . Spenser.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/81

  7. Rift
    Rift noun [ Written also reft .] [ Danish rift , from rieve to rend. See Rive .] 1. An opening made by riving or splitting; a cleft; a fissure. Spenser. 2. A shallow place in a stream; a ford.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/81

  8. Rift
    Rift transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Rifted ; present participle & verbal noun Rifting .] To cleave; to rive; to split; as, to rift an oak or a rock; to rift th...
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  9. Rift
    Rift intransitive verb 1. To burst open; to split. Shak. « Timber . . . not apt to rif with ordnance.» Bacon. 2. To belch. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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  10. rift
    noun a narrow fissure in rock
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  1. Rift
    • (v. i.) To belch. • (n.) A shallow place in a stream; a ford. • (v. t.) To cleave; to rive; to split; as, to rift an oak or a rock; to rift the clouds. • p. p. of Rive. • (n.) An opening made by riving or splitting; a cleft; a fissure. • (v. i.) To burst open; to spli...
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  2. Rift
    [album] Rift is the fourth official studio album by the American rock band Phish. It is the band`s second concept album, the first being The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday in 1987, which has never been officially released. Rift`s songs convey the experience of a man dreaming about the rift i...
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  3. Rift
    In geology, a rift or chasm is a place where the Earth`s crust and lithosphere are being pulled apart and is an example of extensional tectonics. Typical rift features are a central linear downfaulted segment, called a graben, with parallel normal faulting and rift-flank uplifts on either side form...
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  4. Rift
    Zone between two diverging tectonic plates. The mid-oceanic ridge is an area where such plate divergence is occurring.
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  5. RIFT
    A long, narrow, high and straight cave passage controlled by planes of weakness in the rock. Cf. fissure.
    Found op http://www.cancaver.ca/docs/glossary.htm

  6. rift
    1. a gap between cloud masses
    2. a narrow fissure in rock
    3. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

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  7. Rift
    Region where the crust has split apart, usually marked by a rift valley (e.g., East African Rift, Rhine Graben).
    Found op http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/info-gen/glossa-eng.php

  8. Rift
    [video game] Rift (previously known as Rift: Planes of Telara) is a fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) from Trion Worlds. Rift takes place within a fantasy world called Telara. The game was released in March 2011. Rift received generally positive reviews f...
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  9. Rift
    A shallow or rocky place in a stream, forming either a ford or a rapid.
    Found op http://www.streamnet.org/glossary.html

  10. rift
    1) A narrow fissure in rock 2) Altercation result 3) Breach 4) Break 5) Break in friendly relations 6) Break in relations 7) Chasm 8) Clear breach 9) Crevice 10) Deep valley 11) Difference of opinion 12) Diplomatic b...
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