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| adhesive |
an adhesive substance or material such as glue. [1/2 definitions] |
| agglutinate |
to fuse or unite, as by glue. [4 definitions] |
| cement |
any of various adhesives that harden upon drying; glue. [2/6 definitions] |
| dextrin |
a gummy substance made from starch and used as a thickener or glue. |
| epoxy |
to glue with epoxy. [1/3 definitions] |
| gelatin |
an animal protein that is used in glue, on film, and in making edible gels from liquids, such as jellies or aspics. [1/3 definitions] |
| glue |
to attach, join, or fasten with or as if with glue. [1/2 definitions] |
| glue sniffing |
the potentially brain-damaging act or practice of inhaling the fumes of certain types of glue, such as model airplane glue, and thereby becoming intoxicated, giddy, or the like. |
| gluey |
like glue; sticky. [2 definitions] |
| glutinous |
sticky, as glue. |
| gum1 |
a preparation of such a sticky substance, or an artificial latex for use as a glue. [1/10 definitions] |
| India ink |
a black pigment made of lampblack and glue or size and shaped into cakes or sticks. [1/2 definitions] |
| papier-mâché |
a moldable substance, often used for decorations, that is made of pulped or shredded paper, glue, and other materials, and that is soft and pliable when wet but dries to become hard and stiff. |
| size2 |
any of several substances made from glue, starch, clay, or wax, and used as filler material for cloth, paper, or wall surfaces. [1/2 definitions] |
| spirit gum |
a special type of glue used in the theater to fasten false hair or whiskers to an actor's face. |
| sumi |
a mixture of soot and glue, made in the form of sticks that are dipped in water and used in a Japanese style of calligraphy and painting. |
| tacky1 |
gummy or sticky, as partially dried glue or varnish. |
| tempera |
a painting medium using pigments mixed with a glutinous substance such as egg yolk, glue, or gum. [1/2 definitions] |
| unglue |
to separate by or as if by, dissolving glue or another adhesive. |
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