The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CLEAVE , but the solution may also be CLING which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in USA Today).
Adhere closely crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CLEAVE | 50 % | 6 |
| CLING | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Adhere closely
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cleave
- cling
- clinging
- cleaved
- cleaving
- karaite
- clannish
- glue
- stick
- sticks
- conglutinant
- apply
Crossword Answer definitions
CLEAVE noun- Flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass.
- To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
- 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.
- To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting.
- To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.
- To split.
- Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division.
- To cling, adhere or stick fast to something; used with to or unto.
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More clues leading to the result CLEAVE
- Hack off
- Split
- Word that can be its own opposite
- Chop in two
- Stick
- Sever
- Word that can mean "attach" or "separate"
- Stick or split
- Remain faithful (to), or split
- Stick (to)