· come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
Synonym(s): cling, cleave, adhere, stick
Hypernym(s): touch, adjoin, meet, contact
· cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole; "Religion can cohere social groups"
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
· have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results; "the principles by which societies cohere"
Hypernym(s): be