| NOUN | substance | glue, gum, mucilage | cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive |
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| VERB | contact | glue, paste | join or attach with or as if with glue |
| change | glue | be fixed as if by glue |
| Sounds | gluw' | |
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| Rhymes | bleu ... Zulu: 18 rhymes with luw... | |
| Meaning | cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive. | |
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| Synonyms | gum, mucilage | |
| Narrower | animal glue | A protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horses |
| casein glue | made from casein | |
| fish glue | gelatinous substance obtained by boiling skins fins and bones of fish | |
| marine glue | glue that is not water soluble | |
| Broader | cement | Something that hardens to act as adhesive material |
| Catalan | goma | |
| Spanish | cola, goma | |
| Adjectives | gluey | having the sticky properties of an adhesive |
| Verbs | glue | be fixed as if by glue |
| glue | join or attach with or as if with glue | |
| Meaning | join or attach with or as if with glue. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | paste | |
| Narrower | epoxy | glue with epoxy |
| Broader | attach | Cause to be attached |
| Catalan | enganxar | |
| Spanish | pegar | |
| Nouns | glue | cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive |
| Meaning | Be fixed as if by glue. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "His eyes were glued on her" | |
| Broader | fasten | Become fixed or fastened |
| Catalan | enganxar | |
| Nouns | glue | cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive |