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| chap1 |
to crack, dry, or make red. |
| chasm |
a deep crack in the earth's surface. |
| chink1 |
a narrow crack. |
| fault |
a break in part of the earth's crust that is like a crack in the surface of the earth. A fault can be small or it can be hundreds of miles long. Because of the break between the surfaces, the surfaces can move and become uneven with each other. [1/4 definitions] |
| flaw1 |
a crack or break. [1/3 definitions] |
| fracture |
a break or crack. [2/3 definitions] |
| gulf |
a deep crack in the earth's surface. [1/3 definitions] |
| leak |
an opening or crack that lets something pass out or in by accident. [2/5 definitions] |
| lode |
a deposit of a mineral that fills a crack in an area of rock. |
| smash |
to crack into pieces. [1/10 definitions] |
| snap |
a sharp or cracking sound, or the movement that causes it; crack. [1/15 definitions] |
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