[rift] 
| 1. | an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink. |
| 2. | an open space, as in a forest or cloud mass, or a clear interval. |
| 3. | a break in friendly relations: a rift between two people; a rift between two nations. |
| 4. | a difference in opinion, belief, or interest that causes such a break in friendly relations. |
| 5. | Geology.
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| 6. | the plane or direction along which a log or mass of granite can most easily be split. |
| 7. | wood or a piece of wood that has been split radially from a log. |
| 8. | to burst open; split. |
| rift 1 (rĭft) n.
v. intr. To split open; break. v. tr. To cause to split open or break. [Middle English, of Scandinavian origin.] |
| rift 2 (rĭft) n.
[Probably alteration of dialectal riff, reef, from Dutch rif, riffe; see reef1.] |
riffed
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