Hyphenation of fissure

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word fissure? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

fis-sure

Definitions of fissure:

1.	A long narrow depression in a surface
2.	A long narrow opening
3.	(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
4.	Break into fissures or fine cracks

Synonyms of fissure:

noun	crevice, cranny, crack, chap, depression, impression, imprint
noun	crack, cleft, crevice, scissure, opening, gap
noun	groove, vallecula
verb	crack

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