cleavagenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈkliː.vɪdʒ/us/ˈkliː.vɪdʒ/cleavage noun [ C or U ] (BODY AREA)
the narrow space between a woman's breasts, that is seen when she wears a piece of clothing that does not cover the top of them:
Clare was wearing a low-cut dress that showed off her cleavage.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The breast
- -breasted
- areola
- boob
- bosom
- breast
- bust
- busty
- buxom
- flat-chested
- hooter
- knocker
- mammary gland
- man breasts
- moobs
- nipple
- stacked
- sternum
- tit
- titty
cleavage noun [ C or U ] (DISAGREEMENT)
formal (a) division or disagreement:
There is a marked cleavage between the parties about the government's defence policy.
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Arguments & disagreements
- argument
- belligerent
- blow up
- bust up
- conflict
- confrontation
- contention
- counter-argument
- disharmony
- dissonance
- feud
- fracas
- Mexican standoff
- quibble
- rivalry
- row 1
- shindig
- slanging match
- trouble
- tussle
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