Glue
[gluː] or [ɡlu]
Definition
(noun.) cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive.
(verb.) be fixed as if by glue; 'His eyes were glued on her'.
(verb.) join or attach with or as if with glue; 'paste the sign on the wall'; 'cut and paste the sentence in the text'.
Inputed by Leila--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes viscid and tenaceous, and is used as a cement for uniting substances. The name is also given to other adhesive or viscous substances.
(n.) To join with glue or a viscous substance; to cause to stick or hold fast, as if with glue; to fix or fasten.
Checked by Jerome
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Gelatine (impure).
v. a. Cement (with glue).
Typist: Susan
Definition
n. an adhesive substance obtained by boiling the skins hoofs &c. of animals.—v.t. to join with glue:—pr.p. glu′ing; pa.p. glued.—ns. Glue′-pot a vessel for melting glue; Glu′er one who cements with glue.—adj. Glu′ey containing glue: sticky: viscous.—n. Glu′eyness.—adj. Glu′ish having the nature of glue.—n. Marine′-glue not a glue but a cementing composition used in shipbuilding for paying seams in ships' decks after being caulked.
Typist: Shelley
Examples
- Another way to make the composition is to soak over night in cold water best gelatine or glue 1 part, and the excess of water poured off. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Break up the glue and soak in the water for a few hours, then heat by water-bath until melted. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The cushions are fastened to the inside of the rail by means of a specially prepared glue. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The composition is made as follows: Good glue 4 ounces av. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Marine glue is a cement made by dissolving India rubber in oil of turpentine or coal-naphtha, to which an equal quantity of shellac is added. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The vocation acts as both magnet to attract and as glue to hold. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- To one pair of strings there were glued, back to back, two sheets of paper, which, when folded over, formed the flaps of the portfolio. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The girl, Phaidor, and the black pirate kept their eyes glued upon me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Again they stopped--beneath the window on which the terrified eyes of the girl now glued themselves. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Then they glued these strips together into a wonderfully tough and springy bow. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This end is capped with an ivory ferule and upon the top of the latter, the leather tip is glued. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- But Mr. Duncan soon realized that the idea of gluing the type permanently to a wooden drum was unpractical. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Mr. Duncan experimented by gluing the rubber portion of a number of hand stamps to a wooden drum. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Checker: Marsha