as in adhesives
a substance used to stick things together
used glue to stick the photo in the album
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Recent Examples of glues
Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 25 Sep. 2025
Unlike ordinary glues, this substance works in wet, salty, and constantly moving conditions, forming a tough bond that resists both pressure and erosion.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
The glues typically don’t hold well under a wet and salty surf.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2025
Hayes shares with me that the lash bond used to adhere their falsies to your lashes is a much healthier option, because its formula does not utilize common but toxic ingredients found in other lash glues or bonds.
—Essence, 31 July 2025
Verb
Our Top Picks From quick-dry formulas perfect for beginners to long-lasting bond-and-seal systems built for days of wear, these are the best eyelash glues worth adding to your makeup kit.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 25 Sep. 2025
Unlike ordinary glues, this substance works in wet, salty, and constantly moving conditions, forming a tough bond that resists both pressure and erosion.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
The glues typically don’t hold well under a wet and salty surf.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2025
Hayes shares with me that the lash bond used to adhere their falsies to your lashes is a much healthier option, because its formula does not utilize common but toxic ingredients found in other lash glues or bonds.
—Essence, 31 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glues
Noun
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Ethylene oxide, which is used to make products such as antifreeze, textiles, adhesives, plastics and detergents.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Unlike some lash adhesives, DUO is applied directly to the lash band with the applicator.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There’s an instinctual stitching that binds its many scenes together that build to a heartwrenching ending, culminating in neither a whimper nor a bang but a welcome sigh of relief.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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Each atom binds separate electrons, whose exchange interaction mediates the nuclear two-qubit gate.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Navy’s signature system fuses the best missile technology available into a modern weapon.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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Reparto is rooted in timba, a classic Cuban sound that exploded in the Nineties and fuses Cuban son, salsa, funk, Afro-Cuban folkloric music, and jazz into an improvisational hybrid.—
Ana González Vilá,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Glues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glues. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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