The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CLEAVES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1964.
Firmly adheres crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CLEAVES | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Firmly adheres
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cling
- clinging
- cement
- cemented
- clingstone
- crustose
- hidebound
- karaite
- scholastic
- bond
- brace
- braces
Crossword Answer definitions
CLEAVES verb- 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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