Cleave
41cleave — 1. verb /kliːv/ a) To split or sever something or as if with a sharp instrument. The wings cleaved the foggy air. b) To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more …
42cleave — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. stick, hold fast, adhere, cling; sever, shear, split, rive, rend, divide. See coherence, disjunction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To split] Syn. sever, hew, separate; see cut 1 , divide 1 . 2. [To stick]… …
43cleave — v. a. == split. HD. 917. pret. ‘clewyd’ == cleft. Alys. 3790. 3 pl. ‘clowen,’ ib. 2765. AS. clufan v. n. == adhere to. HD. 1300. AS. clifan …
44cleave — kliËv v. split, separate; be split, be separated; pass through; part from v. cling to; attach oneself to; be singularly devoted to …
45cleave — I. v. n. 1. Adhere, cohere, stick, hold, cling, be attached, united or joined. 2. Attach one s self, unite one s self, take the side (of), take sides (with), take part (with). 3. Remain devoted to, be devoted to, be true to, cling. 4. Separate,… …
46cleave to — literary 1) her tongue clove to the roof of her mouth Syn: stick (fast), adhere, be attached 2) cleaving too closely to Moscow s line Syn: adhere to, hold to, abide by, be loyal to, be faithful to …
47cleave — I v 1. stick, cling, clasp, hold close, hold fast, cherish; cohere, be united, be joined. 2. be true, be devoted, remain faithful, remain constant; stay close, stick together, Inf. stick with; grow together, coalesce; believe in, have faith in,… …
48cleave — Māwae, mōwae, wāhi …
49cleave — To break phosphodiester bonds of double stranded DNA, usually with a type II restriction endonuclease. Synonyms: cut; digest …
50cleave — 1. v. (past clove or cleft or cleaved; past part. cloven or cleft or cleaved) literary 1 a tr. chop or break apart, split, esp. along the grain or the line of cleavage. b intr. come apart in this way. 2 tr. make one s way through (air or water).… …