glue
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1.0
- noun
- /ɡlu/
- Make sure to apply the glue evenly for the best adhesion.
- apply glue
- using glue
- glue stick
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Watch on YouTubeSo you put the glue on the edge here.
- So you put the glue on the edge here.
- And they sell CA glue as well for this.
- For me, guys, I always now put my lash glue like eyeliner.
- So just stay out of the glue, you know?
Examples
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So I put glue on her shoes.
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I love the smell of hot glue in the morning.
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So you put the glue on the edge here.
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That smell of glue is beginning to drive me crazy.
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You can put a strip of glue down like this.
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Now I have to go get a whole lot of glue.
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Do you have some glue?
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I gave the boys handfuls of pictures, glue pots, and large sheets of white paper.
Fiction book (1992) -
The girl was slowly cleaning the white glue from her fingertips with a handkerchief.
Fiction book (1995) -
I used some glue to repair the broken ceramic vase.
Synonyms
22
1.9
A sticky substance from plants or made in factories used to join things
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3.6
A sticky substance used to join two things together
5
3.3
A very strong glue that joins things quickly and stays joined
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3.9
A thing that makes materials stick together, for example in paint or food
3
2.8
A very strong sticky liquid that joins things quickly
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1.5
A strip of sticky material used to hold things together
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9.6
A thick sticky substance from plants used as glue
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3.4
A sticky substance like glue that holds two surfaces together
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8.6
Thick glue made from water and flour or starch used to stick paper
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5.4
A thick glue-like substance that clings to things and makes a mess
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3.9
A very strong glue made by mixing two parts to join hard materials like metal or glass
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7.5
A sticky glue made by boiling fish skins and bones for woodworking and bookbinding
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4.4
A thing used to make two surfaces stick together, like glue or tape
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6.7
A material used to make two things stick together
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6.1
A strong sticky substance from milk that joins pieces of wood
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7.4
A waterproof material that sticks things together on boats or in water
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
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7.5
A place where people or things that are no longer useful are sent to be thrown away
- Specialized
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3.9
A very strong glue made by mixing two parts to join hard materials like metal or glass
- Specialized
1
7.5
A sticky glue made by boiling fish skins and bones for woodworking and bookbinding
How Sticky
Surface Forms
Etymology
Glue comes from an old word for a 'sticky' substance and shares the same root as gluten, so it helps to think of it as the sticky stuff we use to join things together.