VERB | contact | cleave, split, rive | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument |
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contact | cleave | make by cutting into | |
contact | cleave, cling, adhere, stick, cohere | come or be in close contact with |
Sounds | kliy'v | |
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Rhymes | achieve ... weave: 34 rhymes with iyv... |
Meaning | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "cleave the bone" | |
Synonyms | split, rive | |
Narrower | laminate | Split (wood) into thin sheets |
maul | Split (wood) with a maul and wedges | |
Broader | tear | To separate or be separated by force |
Similar to | cleave | make by cutting into |
Spanish | desdoblar, hender, partir, rajar, rasgar, surcar | |
Catalan | desdoblar, esquerdissar, esquinçar, fendir, fendre, partir, tallar | |
Nouns | cleavage | the act of cleaving or splitting |
cleaver | a butcher's knife having a large square blade | |
cleft | a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin) |
Meaning | make by cutting into. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock" | |
Entails | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
Broader | make, create | make or cause to be or to become |
Similar to | cleave, split, rive | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument |
Spanish | hender, hendir | |
Nouns | cleft | a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin) |
Meaning | Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | cling, adhere, stick, cohere | |
Entails | attach | Become attached |
Narrower | agglutinate | clump together |
conglutinate | stick together | |
mold | fit tightly, follow the contours of | |
Broader | touch, adjoin, meet, contact | Be in direct physical contact with |
Similar to | adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to | stick / stick to firmly |
stick | Fasten with an adhesive material like glue | |
Spanish | adherirse, adherir, aferrarse, aferrar, pegarse | |
Catalan | adherir-se, adherir, aferrar-se, aferrar, enganxar |
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