glue
noun/ɡluː/
/ɡluː/
[uncountable, countable]- a sticky substance that is used for joining things together
- All you will need is a sharp knife and a tube of glue.
- synthetic glues
- He sticks to her like glue (= never leaves her).
- (figurative) These sports were the glue that held the community together.
Extra Examples- It takes about an hour for the glue to set.
- Put glue on both the surfaces.
- He took to drinking and sniffing glue.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of glue- bottle
- pot
- tube
- …
- apply
- put on
- sniff
- …
- dry
- set
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French glu (noun), gluer (verb), from late Latin glus, glut-, from Latin gluten.
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