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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions cleave noun  (technology, jargon) Flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass. verb (cleaves, cleaving, cleft, clove, or in UK: cleaved, cleft, cloven, or in UK: cleaved) (transitive) To split or sever something or as if with a sharp instrument. (context, transitive, mineralogy) To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces. (transitive) To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting: cleave a path through the ice. (transitive) To pierce or penetrate. The wings cleaved the foggy air. (context, transitive, chemistry) To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules. (context, intransitive, mineralogy) Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division.      Full Definition of cleave  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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