Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 9 compound words that contain rift. The most common are listed below. Open rift in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- rift valleyA graben structure between two tectonic plates which are opening relative to each other.
- rift sawA circular saw with toothed arms for cutting logs radially.
- rift sawnpast participle of rift saw: A circular saw with toothed arms for cutting logs radially.
- Gregory RiftTthe eastern branch of the East African Rift fracture system, caused by the separation of the Somali plate from the Nubian plate.
- Great Rift ValleyThe continuous system of rift valleys in the East African Rift.
- rift valleysplural of rift valley: A graben structure between two tectonic plates which are opening relative to each other.
- rift zoneA feature of some volcanoes, especially the shield volcanoes of Hawaii, in which a linear series of fissures in the volcanic edifice allows lava to erupt from the volcano's flank instead of from its summit.
- rift zonesplural of rift zone: A feature of some volcanoes, especially the shield volcanoes of Hawaii, in which a linear series of fissures in the volcanic edifice allows lava to erupt from the volcano's flank instead of from its summit.
- rift sawingpresent participle and gerund of rift saw
- Rift Valley feverA mosquito-borne, acute, febrile, viral disease of humans and animals, caused by an RNA virus of the genus Phlebovirus, which occurs in northern and eastern Africa.
- rift sawsplural of rift saw: A circular saw with toothed arms for cutting logs radially.
- rift sawedsimple past of rift saw
Compound words 9
- riftyFull of rifts or fissures.
- palaeoriftAlternative form of paleorift: A rift (typically a rift valley) that formed in prehistoric times
- paleoriftA rift (typically a rift valley) that formed in prehistoric times
- preriftPrior to rift formation.
- riftlessWithout a rift.
- riftsawnSawn radially, so the annual rings are at an angle of nearly 90° to the faces.
- PendriftA hamlet in Blisland parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1074).
- riftlikeResembling or characteristic of a rift.
- synriftSedimentary deposition of rocks during an extensional geological regime.