4
chink(noun, break, open, crack, split)
4
crevice(noun, break, cut, open, crack)
4
dissociation(noun, disjunction)
4
disunity(noun, disjunction)
4
divergence
4
gap(noun, break, cut, crack, split)
4
hole(noun, break, cut, crack, split)
4
scission(noun, disjunction)
4
section(noun, scratch, wound, slash, disjunction)
4
segmentation
3
abscission
3
amputation(noun, disjunction)
3
avulsion
3
bisection(noun, disjunction, bisection)
3
disunion
3
divide(noun, verb, gap)
3
incision(noun, cut, mark, opening, scratch)
3
infraction
3
laceration(split, opening, tear, scratch, wound)
3
partition(noun, disjunction)
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