3
ruptured(verb, adjective, split, separated, dissociated)
3
severed(verb, dissociated)
3
sundered(verb, adjective, split, separated, dissociated)
3
trench(scratch, wound, slash, laceration, incision)
2
abysm
2
apart
2
asunder
2
bipartite
2
blaze
2
branched(adjective, split, detached, divided, forked)
2
breakage(break, crack, rupture)
2
burst(break, crack)
2
caesura(noun, break, cut, crack, rest)
2
channel(noun, dip, bottom, cavern)
2
cleaved(verb, dissociated)
2
cracking(tearing, splitting, ripping)
2
crannied(adjective, separate, split, unglued, separated)
2
crater(noun, break, cut, crack, opening)
2
defile(noun, break, cut, crack, rest)
2
depression(noun, break, cut, crack, opening)
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