cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere -- (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")
cohere -- (cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole; "Religion can cohere social groups")
cohere -- (have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results; "the principles by which societies cohere")