cleavages
Lines of separation
Cleavages is the plural of cleavage.
The word covers both the gap visible between a woman's breasts and the act or result of splitting something apart.
In geology, cleavage describes how minerals break along natural planes.
In biology, it refers to cell division in early embryonic development.
The actress's cleavages were tabloid fodder uses the plural for multiple instances or occasions of visible bust.
Splitting into parts
- riftCrack or estrangement
- splitSeparation into parts
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- factionGroup within group
divide · schism · fracture · partisan · ideological · religious · ethnic · class
Exposed chest and shoulders
- necklineGarment's upper opening
- bustFailure or sculpture
- bosomChest or heart area
- breastsMammary tissue areas
plunge · low-cut · revealing · pushup · bodice · corsage · swimsuit · evening gown
Splitting into parts
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- embryonicAt earliest developmental stage
- cytokinesisCytoplasmic division after mitosis
- furrowNarrow trench in earth
cell · zygote · blastomere · embryo · segmentation · fertilization · developmental · morula
division
Splitting into parts
- riftCrack or estrangement
- splitSeparation into parts
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
faction · divide · schism · fracture · partisan · ideological · religious · ethnic · class · sectarian
décolletage
Exposed chest and shoulders
breasts · plunge · low-cut · revealing · pushup · bodice · corsage · swimsuit · evening gown · plunging
division
Splitting into parts
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- embryonicAt earliest developmental stage
- cytokinesisCytoplasmic division after mitosis
furrow · cell · zygote · blastomere · embryo · segmentation · fertilization · developmental · morula · splitting
fracture
Split in hard material
mineral · crystal · plane · fault · bedding · schist · mica · slate · lamination · foliation
bond
Binding tie or connection
- proteinFolded amino chain
- enzymaticInvolving biological catalysts
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
peptide · substrate · catalytic · reaction · molecular · splitting · enzyme · breakdown · severing · biochemical
cleavagesunities
States of being whole
cohesions · solidarities · consensuses · harmonies · integrations
- builder's cleavageExposed rear cleft
- bond cleavageBreaking molecular connections