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| adhesive |
a sticky substance or material such as glue. [1/2 definitions] |
| apply |
When you apply something like paint or polish or glue, you spread it over something. [1/4 definitions] |
| art room |
In some schools, there is a room called an art room. It is a kind of classroom, and teachers teach students things like painting and drawing there. Things like brushes, paint, clay, glue, scissors, and paper are kept in an art room. |
| bookworm |
a kind of insect larva that feeds on the glue used in the manufacture of books. [1/2 definitions] |
| cement |
a sticky material, such as paste or glue, that gets hard when it dries. [2/3 definitions] |
| gelatin |
an animal protein that is used in glue, on film, and for making things like jelly. [1/2 definitions] |
| glue |
a thick, sticky liquid used to join things together. [2 definitions] |
| gum1 |
a glue made from this substance. [1/5 definitions] |
| gun |
A gun is a tool that is like a gun. It shoots small things or liquids out through a tube. People sometimes use a glue gun when they are making something and need things to stick together. [1/2 definitions] |
| mucilage |
a sticky substance used as glue. |
| stamp |
A stamp is a very small piece of paper with glue on one side of it and a design or picture on the other. You buy stamps from a post office. You stick the stamp on an envelope or package that you want to send and then you can mail it. The stamp tells the post office that you have paid for their delivery service. [1/7 definitions] |
| stick2 |
to attach with tape, paste, glue, or other similar substance. [1/10 definitions] |
| sticker |
A sticker is a small piece of paper with a kind of glue on the back and writing or pictures on the front. We use stickers for labels or for decoration. |
| sticky |
Glue and honey and paste are sticky things. If you touch something that is sticky, your fingers sometimes get sticky too. When something is sticky, things can become attached to it when they touch it. [1/3 definitions] |
| tape |
a long narrow strip of plastic, cloth, or paper that has glue on one side. Tape is used to stick things together. [1/4 definitions] |
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