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sleaves

sleaves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sleave.

sleaves is the plural of sleave.

Meaning of sleave

Verb

sleave (third-person singular simple present sleaves, present participle sleaving, simple past and past participle sleaved)

  1. To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads.
    Synonyms:
    sley

See all 3 meanings of sleave

Questions about sleaves

What is sleaves the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sleaves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sleave.

Words near sleaves in the dictionary

  1. slean
  2. sleans
  3. Sleat
  4. sleave
  5. sleaved
  6. sleaves
  7. sleaving
  8. sleaze
  9. sleaze bucket
  10. sleaze buckets
  11. sleaze factor

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