glue
glue
Definition
glue (glo̵̅o̅)
noun
- a hard, brittle gelatin made by boiling animal skins, bones, hoofs, etc. to a jelly: when heated in water, it forms a sticky, viscous liquid used to stick things together
- any of various similar adhesive preparations made from casein, resin, etc.
Etymology: ME gleu < OFr glu, birdlime < LL glus (gen. glutis), glue: see clay
transitive verb glued, glu′·ing
to make stick with or as with glue
glu′er noun
glue
Synonyms
glue
Synonyms
glue
Usage Examples
Object
- eye: She stood there, unable to move, her eyes glued to the two women.
Converse of object
- sniff: I don't wanna sniff glue like me mates.
- melt: Then use a dab of hot melt glue to secure the LED to the front panel.
- apply: Francois, the Ulysses resident dentist, repaired my tooth, saying the epoxy glue applied in Cape Town would have caused an abscess.
Adjective modifier
- hot-melt: I have used an ordinary black plastic flower pot, and blocked up the drainage holes using hot-melt glue.
- epoxy: Francois, the Ulysses resident dentist, repaired my tooth, saying the epoxy glue applied in Cape Town would have caused an abscess.
- super: The delicate tail wheel was added next with just a smear of super glue.
- sticky: The boots were working like sticky glue or magnets.
- waterproof: There is a significant exposure to formaldehyde in the construction industry from paints, hardboard, rockwool, plastics and waterproof glues.
- hot: Sheets of paper String PVC hot melt glue Glue stick.
Modifies a noun
- ear: In most children, glue ear clears up on its own.
- gun: Tables with bench hooks, low melt glue guns, saws, scissors, pencils.
- stick: Ensure diy glue sticks are used with diy hot melt glue gun.
- factory: Perhaps it also sticks in the mind because this future visitor to the glue factory came fifth out of six runners.
Noun used with modifier
- fibrin: Fatal anaphylaxis followed aprotinin exposure in a local application of fibrin glue [ 22 ] .
- glitter: Purchase some glitter glue an... Learn How To Find Quality Discount Furniture?
- plywood: He started out as an applied chemist working with plywood glues, urethane foams, and other formulated compounds.
- melt: Sheets of paper String PVC hot melt glue Glue stick.
- resin: They are extruded from glass fiber and resin glue.
- bee: The allergenic fraction of bee glue is found in the volatile oil derived from it by distillation.
