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   Glue

   /ɡlo͞o/

   

   noun

   • 1. an adhesive substance used for sticking objects or materials together: "waterproof glue"

   verb

   • 1. fasten or join with or as if with glue: "the wood is cut up into small pieces which are then glued together" Similar stickgumpasteaffixfixcementepoxyrare:agglutinateconglutinate
   • ▪ be paying very close attention to (something, especially a television or computer screen): "I was glued to the television when the Olympics were on" Similar be riveted to/bybe gripped bybe hypnotized bybe mesmerized bybe fixed onbe fastened onbe pinned tobe locked on

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French glu (noun), gluer (verb), from late Latin glus, glut-, from Latin gluten.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gluelike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • G

     2

   • L

     1

   • U

     1

   • E

     1

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