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Meaning of glue | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ɡluː

Definitions

  1. A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Anything that binds two things or people together.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
  3. A viscid secretion on the surface of certain plants.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans gom
Azərbaycanca yapışqan
Български лепило
বাংলা আঠা
Bosanski kola lim zamke лепак лепило
Čeština klih lepidlo
Dansk lim
Deutsch Kleber Klebstoff Leim Pick
Ελληνικά κόλλα
Esperanto gluo
Español cola goma pegamento
Eesti liim
Euskara itsasgarri
Suomi liima tymä
Français Collé glue
Gaeilge glae gliú
Galego cola
עברית דבק קולן
हिन्दी गोद चेप लेंस
Hrvatski kola lim zamke лепак лепило
Magyar ragasztó
Հայերեն սոսինձ
Bahasa Indonesia lem
Íslenska lim
Italiano colla
日本語 セメダイン 接着剤
ქართული წებო
Қазақша желім
ខ្មែរ កាវ
한국어 접착제
Kurdî gom gundî ho ho ho lêm limê
Кыргызча желим
Latina gluten
ລາວ ກາວ
Lietuvių klijai
Latviešu līme
Македонски лепак лепило
Монгол цавуу
Bahasa Melayu gam
Malti kolla
မြန်မာဘာသာ ကော်
Nederlands lijm
Polski klej lepidło
Português cola grude
Română clei lipici
Русский клей
Slovenčina lepidlo
Shqip zamkë
Српски kola lim zamke лепак лепило
Svenska klister lim
Kiswahili gluu gundi
Тоҷикӣ елим
ไทย ก้าว
Українська клей
Tiếng Việt con hồ keo

Examples

“Near-synonyms: adhesive, cement”
“The wasp has always made the paper from which it constructs its nest, by uniting vegetable fibres with glue, while man was vexing himself with attempts to write on the bark of trees or a waxen or metallic table.”
“During the next few days, while the meat dried, they were both busy. They finished the bowl boat and coated it with the glue Jondalar made by boiling down the hooves, bone, and hide scraps.”
“What is a kiss ? Why this, as some approve, / The sure sweet cement, glue, and lime of love.”
“In other words, the railways are the glue which holds the country together for those without cars, and for those of us who want to get between major cities sustainably and rapidly. The railways are not a 'nice to have extra', but a key component of our infrastructure.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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