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adhesive

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) adhesive (adjective)
  2. 2) adhesive (noun)
  3. adhesive binding (noun)
  4. adhesive cell (noun)
  5. adhesive organ (noun)
  6. adhesive plaster (noun)
  7. adhesive tape (noun)
  8. self-adhesive (adjective)

1ad·he·sive

adj \-ˈhē-siv, -ziv\

Definition of ADHESIVE

1
: tending to remain in association or memory
2
: tending to adhere or cause adherence
3
: prepared for adhering
— ad·he·sive·ly adverb
— ad·he·sive·ness noun
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Examples of ADHESIVE

  1. Cover the cut with an adhesive bandage.
  2. <walked barefoot through adhesive, clayey mud>

First Known Use of ADHESIVE

1670

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Rhymes with ADHESIVE

cohesive

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