glue

  • 41glue up — transitive verb : to glue off …

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  • 42Glue stick — Glue sticks are solid adhesives in twist or push up tubes. The user can apply glue by holding the open tube, thus keeping their fingers clean. Because of their ease of use, and their economic value, glue sticks are a popular school and office… …

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  • 43Glue (disambiguation) — Glue is any fluid adhesive, particularly animal glue. See also list of glues.Glue or GLUE may also refer to:* Glue (2006 film) , a film directed by Alexis Dos Santos * Glue (novel), a novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh * GLUE (uncertainty… …

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  • 44Glue Semantics — Glue Semantics, or simply Glue (Dalrymple et al. 1993; Dalrymple 1999, 2001) is a linguistic theory of semantic composition and the syntax semantics interface which assumes that meaning composition is constrained by a set of instructions stated… …

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  • 45Glue plant — Glue Glue (gl[=u]), n. [F. glu, L. glus, akin to gluten, from gluere to draw together. Cf. {Gluten}.] A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes… …

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  • 46glue ear — noun A condition of the ear where middle ear fluid fails to drain down the Eustachian tube, collecting instead behind the eardrum and causing deafness, infection and discharge • • • Main Entry: ↑glue * * * glue ear UK US noun [uncountable] a… …

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  • 47glue-sniffing — ☆ glue sniffing [glo͞o′snif΄iŋ ] n. the practice of inhaling the fumes of glue containing toluene or other solvents for the intoxicating and euphoric effects: it may cause damage to the brain, liver, kidneys, etc. glue sniffer n. * * * ➡ drugs *… …

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  • 48glue-pot — late 15c., from GLUE (Cf. glue) + POT (Cf. pot) …

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  • 49glue sniffing — glue′ sniff ing n. cvb the inhaling of the fumes of certain kinds of glue for the hallucinogenic or euphoric effects they produce, often resulting in damage to various organs • Etymology: 1960–65, amer. glue′ sniff er, n …

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  • 50glue-sniffing — ☆ glue sniffing [glo͞o′snif΄iŋ ] n. the practice of inhaling the fumes of glue containing toluene or other solvents for the intoxicating and euphoric effects: it may cause damage to the brain, liver, kidneys, etc. glue sniffer n …

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