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  • 1Glue — Glue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gluing}.] [F. gluer. See {Glue}, n.] To join with glue or a viscous substance; to cause to stick or hold fast, as if with glue; to fix or fasten. [1913 Webster] This cold, congealed blood That… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2glue — gluː n. adhesive substance used to stick objects together v. attach with glue, paste; join with glue …

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  • 3glue — [glo͞o] n. [ME gleu < OFr glu, birdlime < LL glus (gen. glutis), glue: see CLAY] 1. 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… …

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  • 4glue|y — «GLOO ee», adjective, glu|i|er, glu|i|est. 1. like glue; sticky; viscid. 2. full of glue; smeared with glue …

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  • 5glue — ► NOUN ▪ an adhesive substance used for sticking objects or materials together. ► VERB (glues, glued, gluing or glueing) 1) fasten or join with glue. 2) (be glued to) informal be paying very close attention to …

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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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  • 7glue — I. noun Etymology: Middle English glu, from Anglo French, from Late Latin glut , glus; akin to Latin gluten glue more at clay Date: 14th century 1. a. any of various strong adhesive substances; especially a hard protein chiefly gelatinous… …

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  • 8glue — glue1 [ glu ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount a sticky substance that you use to attach things to each other: a pot of glue 2. ) uncount an idea, person, or thing that unites people: Is his mother the glue that keeps the family together? glue glue 2 …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9glue */ — I UK [ɡluː] / US [ɡlu] noun Word forms glue : singular glue plural glues 1) [countable/uncountable] a sticky substance that you use to fix things to each other a pot of glue 2) [uncountable] an idea, person, or thing that unites people Is the… …

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  • 10glue — [[t]glu[/t]] n. v. glued, glu•ing 1) chem. a hard protein gelatin obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water and used as a strong adhesive 2) chem. any of various preparations of this or a similar substance, used as an …

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