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1. sleeve
noun. ['ˈsliːv'] the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm.
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Antonyms
Etymology
- sleve (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sliefe (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Sleeve
- preconceive
- misconceive
- satanjeev
- misperceive
- disbelieve
- vancleve
- tel-aviv
- maharive
- interweave
- interleave
- sanjiv
- retrieve
- reprieve
- mccleave
- conceive
- relieve
- receive
- rajiv
- perceive
- laneve
- geneve
- deceive
- believe
- aggrieve
- stieve
- steve
- shreve
- shreeve
- naive
- kleve
How do you spell sleeve? Is it sleave ?
A common misspelling of sleeve is sleave
Sentences with sleeve
1. Verb, past tense
Place the bolt sleeve aside once this is complete.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Burn the cuff of the sleeve and pant leg as well as the bottom edge of the jacket.
3. Adjective
The end of the line should be pointed toward the sleeve portion of the shirt.
Quotes about sleeve
1. sometimes no matter how many eyelashes or dandelion seeds you blow, no matter how much of your heart you tear out and slap on your sleeve, it just ain't gonna happen.
- Melissa Jensen, The Fine Art of Truth or Dare
2. Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion.
- Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie
3. My words are the garment of what I shall never be Like the tucked sleeve of a one-armed boy.
- W.S. Merwin, The Lice
2. air-sleeve
noun. a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind.
