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  • 91rift saw — noun Etymology: rift (II) + saw : a saw for rifting timber (as into boards and laths); especially : a circular saw having four or more toothed projecting arms for sawing cants into flooring strips * * * a saw used for cutting wood radially from a …

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  • 92rift zone — Geol. a system of related, narrow structural depressions between parallel faults. [1965 70] * * * rift zone, Geology. a large area of the earth in which a rift occurs when plates of the earth s crust move away from one another …

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  • 93Rift Valley — geographical name Great Rift Valley …

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  • 94rift valley — /ˈrɪft væli/ (say rift valee) noun a portion of the earth s crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has been moved downwards in relation to the adjacent portions; graben …

  • 95rift crack — noun Etymology: rift (I) : heart shake …

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  • 96rift-sawn — adjective see rift sawed …

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  • 97rift — a shallow or rocky place in a stream, forming a ford or rapids …

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  • 98rift —    1. A cave passage that is relatively high and narrow. Generally rifts are straight or nearly so, reflecting that they are commonly guided by, and developed along, vertical or sub vertical fissures, joints and faults [9].    2. A long narrow… …

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  • 99rift — Synonyms and related words: abysm, abyss, alienation, arroyo, birthmark, blackhead, bleb, blemish, blister, box canyon, breach, breach of friendship, break, breakage, broach, bug, bulla, burst, canyon, catch, cavity, chap, chasm, check, chimney,… …

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  • 100rift — n ( es/ ) cloak, veil, curtain …

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