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cleave

Short Definition : split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to; N. cleavage; ADJ. cloven

Definition
(verb) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
Synonyms : rive split
Example Sentence
  • cleave the bone
Definition
(verb) make by cutting into
Example Sentence
  • The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock
Definition
(verb) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
Synonyms : adhere cling cohere stick
Example Sentence
  • The dress clings to her body
  • The label stuck to the box
  • The sushi rice grains cohere
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for cleave

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just relate it to cleavage..

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cleave-Cant LEAVE...hold together.

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the cleavage holds the melon pack firmly

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it is a funnt word...it means both STICK TO and SPLIT...!!!

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cleaveland state university is divided based on the branches it has, so cleave means split

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cleft

Short Definition : N: split

Definition
(noun) a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin) Definition
(noun) a long narrow opening Definition
(adj) having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib
Synonyms : dissected
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for cleft

c + left == she + left , i.e she left means there is a split in their relationship....

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C+ left(leave)= cleave means cut or a split.

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in counter strike if we are left out of the clan we are split from the members of the clan and join a new clan

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Split seen in a cliff

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clemency

Short Definition : disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement

Definition
(noun) good weather with comfortable temperatures
Synonyms : mildness
Definition
(noun) leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
Synonyms : mercifulness mercy
Example Sentence
  • he threw himself on the mercy of the court
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for clemency

cle+me+mercy give me some mercy...u got mercy from the person from whom u expect punishment///

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CLE(clay)MENCY(man means heart in hindi)so the person's heart is soft like clay

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Cle+men+ cy= clean man mercy, a man who is very clean in his thoughts is very mild and merciful.

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Clemency and Mercy rhyme....

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CLEMENT means mild(of weather)...sounds like CEMENT...why do we use cement???...to protect our house from wind,rain,summer and to make the weather inside the house MILD.....

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sounds like cleasing milk.. which is MILD..

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clemency = c+ leman + cy(want); We want labour so showing mercy to attract them.

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clientele

Short Definition : body of customers

Definition
(noun) customers collectively
Synonyms : business patronage
Example Sentence
  • they have an upper class clientele
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for clientele

Various banks call a wide range of customers to give sell their offers ex: credit cards, so remember it as Many CLIENTS (customers) are TELEPHONED..so CLIENTELE = huge no of customers.

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CLIENTELE - a number of clients or customers.

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client- this means customers tele- tele shoping,,genrally sells products that are useful for health(body) of the customers.

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climactic

Short Definition : relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic

Definition
(adj) consisting of or causing a climax
Example Sentence
  • a climactic development
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for climactic

climactic = climax... final point.

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tic- resembles tip..highest point..

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Sounds like CLIMAX: So for a movie to be a hit , its CLIMAX should be VERY EXCITING n should be the MOST IMPORTANT

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CLI-MAC-TIC; consider apple MAC PC's; only rich guys or persons at high position buy them

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climactic=climax tip

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clime

Short Definition : climate

Definition
(noun) the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
Synonyms : climate
Example Sentence
  • the dank climate of southern Wales
  • plants from a cold clime travel best in winter
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for clime

a short form for CLIMATE

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clip

Short Definition : cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off (as a short extract from film); clasp or fastener

Definition
(noun) a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun Definition
(noun) an instance or single occasion for some event
Synonyms : time
Example Sentence
  • this time he succeeded
  • he called four times
  • he could do ten at a clip
Definition
(noun) any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together Definition
(noun) an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress Definition
(noun) the act of clipping or snipping
Synonyms : clipping snip
Definition
(noun) a sharp slanting blow
Example Sentence
  • he gave me a clip on the ear
Definition
(verb) sever or remove by pinching or snipping
Synonyms : nip nip off snip snip off
Example Sentence
  • nip off the flowers
Definition
(verb) run at a moderately swift pace
Synonyms : jog trot
Definition
(verb) attach with a clip
Example Sentence
  • clip the papers together
Definition
(verb) cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
Example Sentence
  • dress the plants in the garden
Definition
(verb) terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
Synonyms : curtail cut short
Example Sentence
  • My speech was cut short
  • Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries

clipper

Short Definition : sailing vessel built for great speed

Definition
(noun) (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)
Synonyms : limiter
Example Sentence
  • a limiter introduces amplitude distortion
Definition
(noun) a fast sailing ship used in former times
Synonyms : clipper ship
Definition
(noun) shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural) Definition
(noun) scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural)
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for clipper

this sounds like ripper,that resembles fast..

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Rose in Titanic got died( imagine the flower rose getting clipped) just because she didnt have a FAST SAILING BOAT

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clique

Short Definition : small exclusive group of people

Definition
(noun) an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for clique

sounds like 'click'..imagine that u click on a picture in which small grp(QUE i.e a specific type of group) of people are there

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queue - an exclusive group of people for a particular thing... it would therefore be a smaller queue.

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To clique (click) on a small specific group of photos hold shift.

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clique - focus on IQ. Click a queue of high IQ people

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cloister

Short Definition : monastery or convent

Definition
(noun) residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
Synonyms : religious residence
Definition
(noun) a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions) Definition
(verb) surround with a cloister, as of a garden Definition
(verb) surround with a cloister
Example Sentence
  • cloister the garden
Definition
(verb) seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
Example Sentence
  • She cloistered herself in the office
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for cloister

cloister....close+sister...where sisters (nuns) are getting closed or where sisters are resides.....

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cloister-oister(oyster)..generally oysters are dome like structures, ehich resembles the monastries and convents that are genereally dome like..

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Cloister = Closed structure

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cloister reminds me about church's sister(teacher in christian schools). they live in convent or monastery

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when u close some the person is confined

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closed to outsiders----to close oneself narrowly

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CLoister = Close+ Oyster ; living away from world in a calm close place like an Oyster

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