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cleave

Letters that make cleave

a, e, l, c, v are letters that make 'cleave'

Words within cleave

leave, cl, Ea, lea, LE, Cl, Av are words within 'cleave'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of cleave

cleaver, cleaved, cleaves are words created by adding a letter to 'cleave'

cleave is a 6 letter word starting with c
cleave is a 6 letter word ending with e

3 possible definitions for 'cleave'

Cleave as "separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument"

Under this definition, cleave is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rive, split have the same meaning as 'cleave'

cleave as a type

'cleave' can be a type of tear.

Types of cleave

laminate, maul are types of 'cleave'.

Derivatives of cleave

cleaver, meat cleaver, rent, rail-splitter, splitter, split, tear, snag, rip, cleft, chopper, cleavage are derivatives of 'cleave'.

Verb groups of cleave

cleave is a verb group of cleave.

Example of cleave used within this context

"cleave the bone"

Cleave as "come or be in close contact with, stick or hold together and resist separation"

Under this definition, cleave is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

adhere, cohere, cling, stick have the same meaning as 'cleave'

cleave as a type

'cleave' can be a type of adjoin, contact, meet, touch.

Types of cleave

conglutinate, mold, agglutinate are types of 'cleave'.

Derivatives of cleave

adhesiveness, bond, coherence, coherency, cohesiveness, cohesion, adherent, coherent, tenacious, cohesive, adherence, adhesion are derivatives of 'cleave'.

Verb groups of cleave

bond, hold fast, bind, stick to, adhere, stick, stick are verb groups of 'cleave'.

Entailments to cleave

attach is an entailment to 'cleave'.

Cleave as "make by cutting into"

Under this definition, cleave is a verb and has the following properties:

cleave as a type

'cleave' can be a type of create, make.

Derivatives of cleave

cleft is a derivative of cleave.

Verb groups of cleave

cleave, rive, split are verb groups of 'cleave'.

Entailments to cleave

cut is an entailment to 'cleave'.

Example of cleave used within this context

"The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"