glue

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

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.”

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