cleavers

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction

cleav·ers | \ ˈklē-vərz

Definition of cleavers

: an annual bedstraw (Galium aparine) having many stalked white flowers and stems covered with curved prickles also : any of several related plants

Examples of cleavers in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And sharpening knives and cleavers for the local butcher. — John Anderson, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2021 In the office, two cleavers are stuck forebodingly into the wall, an installation by Barry Le Va, the influential sculptor who died this year. — New York Times, 14 June 2021 Others were more obvious, instantaneous and even violent, like one consisting of multiple meat cleavers thrown and lodged in a patch of wall or floor. — Roberta Smith, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2021

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