Word

cohere, v.
(cohered, coheres, cohering)
freq. cnt. 1

come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

adhere cleave cling cohere stick

sample sentences

"The dress clings to her body"
"The label stuck to the box"
"The sushi rice grains cohere"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

adherent adhesion

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

coherent cohesive cohesion coherency coherence

semantic pointers

hypernym

touch, meet, adjoin, contact

verb group

bind, stick to, stick, bond, adhere, hold fast stick

entailment

hyponym

mold conglutinate agglutinate

have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results
<verb.stative>

cohere

sample sentences

"the principles by which societies cohere"

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

be

cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole
<verb.stative>

cohere

sample sentences

"Religion can cohere social groups"

verb frames

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

coherent cohesive

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

cause