HyperDic: cleaver

English > 1 sense of the word *cleaver*:
NOUN	artifact	cleaver, meat cleaver, chopper	a butcher's knife having a large square blade

cleaver > pronunciation
Sounds	kliy'ver
Rhymes	achiever ... woodcarver: 114 rhymes with ver...

English > *cleaver*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A butcher's knife having a large square blade.
Synonyms	meat cleaver, chopper
Broader	knife	edge tool used as a cutting instrument
Spanish	cuchilla, cuchillo de carnicero, tajadera
Verbs	cleave	separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument