glue
21glue — 01. The children were [gluing] leaves onto pieces of paper for pictures showing the different seasons. 02. The young girl [glued] photos of her favorite rock stars into an album. 03. I broke a lamp in the living room, but my dad was able to… …
22glue — 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 …
23glue — 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… …
24glue — [[t]glu͟ː[/t]] glues, glueing, gluing (present participle), glued 1) N MASS Glue is a sticky substance used for joining things together, often for repairing broken things. ...a tube of glue. ...high quality glues. 2) VERB If you glue one object… …
25glue — glue1 S3 [glu:] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; : French; Origin: glu, from Latin glus] a sticky substance used for joining things together glue 2 glue2 present participle gluing or glueing v [T] …
26glue — [[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 …
27glue — n. & v. n. an adhesive substance used for sticking objects or materials together. v.tr. (glues, glued, gluing or glueing) 1 fasten or join with glue. 2 keep or put very close (an eye glued to the keyhole). Phrases and idioms: glue pot 1 a pot… …
28glue — 1) fish glue (isinglass (the glutinous or gelatin like fluid prepared from the collagen of the outer layer of gas bladders of sturgeons or other fishes. Used in clarifying wines and beers, for jams and jellies, in printing inks and as an adhesive …
29glue — 1. noun /ɡluː/ A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance. 2. verb /ɡluː/ a) To join or attach something using glue. I need to glue the chair leg back into place …
30glue — [14] Glue is an ancient word, whose ancestry can be traced back all the way to Indo European *gloi , *glei , *gli ‘stick’. Its Latin descendant was glūten, from which English gets gluten [16], glutinous [16], and agglutinate [16]. In post… …
