rift
Pronunciation:
/ɹɪft/noun
Definitions
A chasm or fissure.
Example: My marriage is in trouble: the fight created a rift between us and we can't reconnect.
A break in the clouds, fog, mist etc., which allows light through.
A shallow place in a stream; a ford.
verb
Definitions
To form a rift; to split open.
To cleave; to rive; to split.
Example: to rift an oak