(fasten with gum)

  • 1gum — Ⅰ. gum [1] ► NOUN 1) a thick sticky substance produced by some trees and shrubs. 2) glue used for sticking paper or other light materials together. 3) chewing gum or bubble gum. 4) a firm, jelly like sweet. ► VERB (gummed …

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  • 2gum — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a viscous secretion of some trees and shrubs that hardens on drying but is soluble in water (cf. RESIN). b an adhesive substance made from this. 2 US chewing gum. 3 = GUMDROP. 4 = gum arabic. 5 = gum tree. 6 a secretion… …

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  • 3gum — gum1 noun 1》 a viscous secretion of some trees and shrubs that hardens on drying but is soluble in water.     ↘a sticky secretion collecting in the corner of the eye. 2》 glue used for sticking paper or other light materials together. 3》 chewing… …

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  • 4gum — 1. noun photographs stuck down with gum Syn: glue, adhesive, fixative, paste, epoxy, epoxy resin, mucilage 2. verb the receipts were gummed into a book gum up Syn: stick, glue, paste; fix …

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  • 5fasten — fasten, fix, attach, affix mean to make something stay firmly in place or in an assigned place. All but fix (and that sometimes) imply a uniting or joining of one thing to another or of two things together. Fasten implies an attempt to keep a… …

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  • 6glue — gluelike, adj. gluer, n. /glooh/, n., v., glued, gluing. n. 1. 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. 2. any of various solutions… …

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  • 7gel-1 —     gel 1     English meaning: “to curl; round, *gland, growth, ball, fathom, arm”     Deutsche Übersetzung: “ballen, sich ballen; Gerundetes, Kugeliges” etc     Material: evidence for the unadjusted root form are seldom and partly very doubtful …

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  • 8Spells in Harry Potter — occur in the wizarding world of the series of books by author J. K. Rowling. Magic spells are used by many of the characters to achieve useful effects without the benefit of modern technology. The main depiction of a spell in the Harry Potter… …

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  • 9List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English …

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  • 10stick — [stik] n. [ME stikke < OE sticca, akin to Du stek, ON stik < IE base * steig , a point > STAKE, Frank * stakka, Gr stigma, L instigare, INSTIGATE] 1. a long, usually slender piece of wood; specif., a) a twig or small branch broken off or …

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