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- pronunciation:
- peIst
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a mixture of flour or starch, water, and often other ingredients, used as an adhesive for light materials such as paper.
- similar words:
- adhesive, cement, epoxy, glue, gum, mastic, mucilage, tint
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definition 2: |
any soft, thick, moist substance or mixture.
- synonyms:
- mash
- similar words:
- dope, glop, goo, mush, plaster, pulp, spread
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definition 3: |
any of various thick, soft, moist food preparations, often made by grinding, crushing, or pounding.
tomato paste- synonyms:
- mash
- similar words:
- dough, gruel, hash, mush, pulp, spread
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definition 4: |
a hard bright glass used in making artificial jewels.
- similar words:
- fake, imitation, junk
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related words: |
batter, glue |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
pastes, pasting, pasted |
definition 1: |
to cause to adhere by means of paste.
The child pasted the magazine photos onto her collage.- synonyms:
- cement, glue
- similar words:
- affix, bind, bond, epoxy, gum, plaster, seal, stick
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definition 2: |
to cover with some material that has paste on it.
She pasted the box with felt.- synonyms:
- plaster
- similar words:
- cement, cover, post, stick, tape
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definition 3: |
in computing, to place a duplicate of (a file or data) in another location on a computer or within a document after copying or cutting the file.
The student cut and pasted paragraphs in her essay to improve its organization. |
related words: |
affix, bind, bond, dope, stick |
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