ALL meanings of cleavage
cleav·age
C c - countable noun cleavage A woman's cleavage is the space between her breasts, especially the top part which you see if she is wearing a dress with a low neck. 3
- countable noun cleavage A cleavage between two people or things is a division or disagreement between them. 3
- noun cleavage the separation between a woman's breasts, esp as revealed by a low-cut dress 3
- noun cleavage a division or split 3
- noun cleavage (of crystals) the act of splitting or the tendency to split along definite planes so as to yield smooth surfaces 3
- noun cleavage (in animals) the repeated division of a fertilized ovum into a solid ball of cells (a morula), which later becomes hollow (a blastula) 3
- noun cleavage the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule to give smaller molecules or radicals 3
- noun cleavage the natural splitting of certain rocks, or minerals such as slates, or micas along the planes of weakness 3
- noun cleavage a cleaving, splitting, or dividing 3
- noun cleavage the manner in which a thing splits 3
- noun cleavage a cleft; fissure; division 3
- noun cleavage the hollow between a woman's breasts, as made visible by a low-cut neckline 3
- noun cleavage cell division, esp. the series of mitotic cell divisions that transform the fertilized ovum into the earliest embryonic stage 3
- noun cleavage any single division in this series 3
- noun cleavage the tendency of some minerals to break in definite planes, producing smooth surfaces 3
- noun cleavage A sharp division ; a split. 1
- noun cleavage space between breasts 1
- noun cleavage division: political, etc. 1
- noun cleavage rocks, crystals: split 1
- noun cleavage the act of cleaving or splitting. 1
- noun cleavage the state of being cleft. 1
- noun cleavage the area between a woman's breasts, especially when revealed by a low-cut neckline. 1
- noun cleavage a critical division in opinion, beliefs, interests, etc., as leading to opposition between two groups: a growing cleavage between the Conservative and Liberal wings of the party. 1
- noun cleavage the tendency of crystals, certain minerals, rocks, etc., to break in preferred directions so as to yield more or less smooth surfaces (cleavage planes) 1
- noun cleavage Embryology. the total or partial division of the egg into smaller cells or blastomeres. 1
- noun cleavage Also called scission. Chemistry. the breaking down of a molecule or compound into simpler structures. 1
- noun cleavage The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft. 0
- noun cleavage (mineralogy) The tendency of a crystal to split along specific planes. 0
- noun cleavage (biology) The repeated division of a cell into daughter cells after mitosis. 0
- noun cleavage The hollow or separation between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low neckline. 0
- noun cleavage (by extension) Any similar separation between two body parts. 0
- noun cleavage (chemistry) The splitting of a large molecule into smaller ones. 0
- noun cleavage (politics) The division of voters into voting blocs. 0