About The Word Cohere

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Cohere to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Cohere definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Cohere

Cohere Meaning & Definition
Cohere Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cohere?

[v] come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
[v] have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results; "the principles by which societies cohere"
[v] cause to form a united, orderly, and aethestically consistent whole; "Religion can cohere social groups"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cohere: adhere | cleave | cling | stick

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cohere: accord | adhere | agglomerate | agree | answer to | assent | associate | assort with | be consistent | be of one | be uniform with | blend | bunch | check | check out | chime | clasp | cleave | clinch | cling | cling to | clot | cluster | coagulate | coalesce | coincide | combine | come together | communicate | comport | concur | conform | conform with | congeal | conglomerate | connect | consist with | converge | cooperate | correspond | dovetail | embrace | fall in together | fit in | fit together | freeze to | fuse | go | go together | go with | grasp | grow together | hang on | hang together | harmonize | hit | hold | hold on | hold together | hug | intercommunicate | interlock | intersect | jibe | join | knit | lock | mass | match | meet | merge | overlap | parallel | persist | register | register with | respond to | set | sing in chorus | solidify | sort with | square | square with | stand together | stay | stay put | stick | stick together | take hold of | tally | unite

See Also | adjoin | agglutinate | alter | attach | be | change | cohere | conglutinate | contact | meet | mold | touch

Cohere In Webster's Dictionary

\Co*here"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cohered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cohering}.] [L. cohaerere, cohaesum; co- + haerere to stick, adhere. See {Aghast}, a.] 1. To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass. Neither knows he . . . how the solid parts of the body are united or cohere together. --Locke. 2. To be united or connected together in subordination to one purpose; to follow naturally and logically, as the parts of a discourse, or as arguments in a train of reasoning; to be logically consistent. They have been inserted where they best seemed to cohere. --Burke. 3. To suit; to agree; to fit. [Obs.] Had time cohered with place, or place with wishing. --Shak. Syn: To cleave; unite; adhere; stick; suit; agree; fit; be consistent.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

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

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Full admiral ‐ the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral…
  • Fecal impaction ‐ accumulation of hardened feces in the rectum or lower colon which…
  • Step to the fore ‐ make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step…
  • Leaker ‐ a surreptitious informant; "the president wanted to know who…
  • Heaven ‐ any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [n] the abode…
  • Timeserving ‐ taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance…
  • Wpm ‐ the rate at which words are produced (as in speaking…
  • Reciter ‐ someone who recites…
  • Emil hermann fischer ‐ German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines…
  • Date bread ‐ bread containing…