glue
A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesiveA hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
» Tom's eyes were glued to the screen.
Глаза Тома были прикованы к экрану. — marafon
Очі Тома були прикуті до екрану. — deniko
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
Near-synonyms: adhesive, cement
Klebstoff, Leim, Kleber
клейklej
клейklej
cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Anything that binds two things or people together.
(countable, uncountable)A viscid secretion on the surface of certain plants.
Examples
120 sentencesTom's eyes were glued to the screen.
Очі Тома були прикуті до екрану. — deniko
ruГлаза Тома были прикованы к экрану. — marafon
I need glue.
Мені потрібен клей. — deniko
ruМне нужен клей. — Olya
deIch brauche Kleber. — MisterTrouser
I tried gluing it back together.
Please glue these two parts together.
ruПожалуйста, склейте эти две части. — Serg_K1ng
This fluid can be substituted for glue.
ruЭтой жидкостью можно заменить клей. — AntonKhorev
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English glew, glue, from Old French glu (“glue, birdlime”), from Late Latin glFrom Middle English glew, glue, from Old French glu (“glue, birdlime”), from Late Latin glūs (stem glūt-), from Latin glūten. Related to clay.
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Forms
plural: gluesSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
46 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable