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split(noun, verb, break, cut, open)
14
fracture(noun, break, crack, split)
11
rift(noun, break, open, crack, split)
9
break(noun, verb, open, crack, split)
9
fissure(noun, break, cut, open, mark)
8
cleft(noun, break, cut, open, mark)
8
rupture(noun, break, crack, split)
7
schism(noun, break, crack, split)
5
crack(noun, break, cut, open, split)
5
cut(noun, split, tear, scratch)
5
rent(noun, break, crack, split)
4
breach(noun, break, cut, crack, split)
4
chink(noun, break, open, crack, split)
4
crevice(noun, break, cut, open, crack)
4
gap(noun, break, cut, crack, split)
4
hole(noun, break, cut, crack, split)
3
incision(noun, cut, mark, scratch)
3
laceration(split, tear, scratch, wound)
2
dissection(noun, scratch, wound, slash)
2
rip(noun, break, cut, split)
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