🇬🇧 Cleavage meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

“Cleavage” can mean a big split or separation, especially when people strongly disagree and divide into different sides. For example, if half the class wants a pizza party and the other half wants an ice-cream party and they argue and won’t change their minds, there is a cleavage in the class—two groups split apart by disagreement.

A serious cleavage appeared in our family when some people voted for pineapple on pizza and others called it a crime against dinner.

The book club experienced a cleavage between kids who read the book and kids who only read the title but still had opinions.

At recess, a cleavage split the kids into those who loved math games and those who thought numbers should only appear on birthday cakes.

There was a loud cleavage at the sleepover between the ‘sleep’ group and the ‘absolutely-no-sleep-ever’ group.

The classroom formed a cleavage when choosing a class motto: ‘Work Hard’ versus ‘Work Hard-ish.’

At dinner, a cleavage opened between two brothers over the last slice. One brother pushed his plate; the other pushed back. The cleavage widened into silence and a door slam. The small cleavage felt like a wall; the cleavage held until their mother came with tea. Laughter broke the cleavage, and they hugged.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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