glue
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
any of various solutions or preparations of this substance, used as an adhesive.
any of various other solutions or preparations that can be used as adhesives.
to join or fasten with glue.
to cover or smear (something) with glue (sometimes followed by up).
to fix or attach firmly with or as if with glue; make adhere closely: to glue a model ship together.
Origin of glue
1Other words for glue
Other words from glue
- gluelike, adjective
- gluer, noun
- re·glue, verb (used with object), re·glued, re·glu·ing.
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How to use glue in a sentence
There was no square inch that could be said to be free from the attentions of the gluer of marquetry sheets.
Chats on Old Clocks | Arthur Hayden
British Dictionary definitions for glue
/ (ɡluː) /
any natural or synthetic adhesive, esp a sticky gelatinous substance prepared by boiling animal products such as bones, skin, and horns
any other sticky or adhesive substance
(tr) to join or stick together with or as if with glue
Origin of glue
1Derived forms of glue
- gluelike, adjective
- gluer, noun
- gluey, adjective
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