rupture (n.)
- abrasion
- abysm
- abyss
- alienation
- arroyo
- bark
- blemish
- breach
- break
- breakage
- breaking
- burn
- burst
- bust
- canyon
- cavity
- chafe
- chap
- chasm
- check
- chimney
- chink
- chip
- claw
- cleavage
- cleft
- col
- concussion
- crack
- crackle
- cranny
- craze
- crevasse
- crevice
- cut
- cwm
- defile
- dell
- detachment
- dike
- disaffection
- disfavor
- disruption
- dissolution
- disunion
- disunity
- ditch
- divergence
- divide
- division
- divorce
- divorcement
- draw
- estrangement
- excavation
- fault
- fissure
- flaw
- flume
- fracture
- fray
- frazzle
- fret
- furrow
- gall
- gap
- gape
- gash
- gorge
- groove
- gulch
- gulf
- gully
- hole
- hurt
- incision
- injury
- joint
- laceration
- leak
- lesion
- maul
- moat
- mutilation
- notch
- nullah
- open
- opening
- part
- parting
- partition
- pass
- passage
- pierce
- puncture
- ravine
- rend
- rent
- rift
- rime
- rip
- rive
- run
- savage
- scald
- scale
- schism
- scissure
- scorch
- scotch
- scrape
- scratch
- scuff
- seam
- separate
- separation
- severance
- skin
- slash
- slice
- slit
- slot
- snap
- sore
- splinter
- split
- splitting
- sprain
- stab
- start
- stick
- strain
- tear
- trauma
- trench
- valley
- void
- wadi
- wound
- wrench
rupture (v.)
- abrade
- bark
- blemish
- bloody
- breach
- break
- burn
- burst
- bust
- chafe
- chap
- check
- chink
- chip
- claw
- cleave
- crack
- crackle
- craze
- cut
- defile
- dike
- disfavor
- disintegrate
- disjoin
- disrupt
- dissect
- disunite
- ditch
- divide
- divorce
- draw
- exfoliate
- fault
- fissure
- flaw
- fracture
- fray
- frazzle
- fret
- furrow
- gall
- gap
- gape
- gash
- gorge
- groove
- gulf
- hole
- hurt
- incise
- injure
- joint
- lacerate
- leak
- maim
- maul
- mutilate
- notch
- open
- part
- partition
- pass
- pierce
- puncture
- rend
- rent
- rift
- rime
- rip
- rive
- run
- savage
- scald
- scale
- scorch
- scotch
- scrape
- scratch
- scuff
- seam
- separate
- sever
- skin
- slash
- slice
- slit
- slot
- snap
- splinter
- split
- sprain
- stab
- start
- stick
- strain
- sunder
- tear
- traumatize
- trench
- void
- wound
- wrench