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Adhesive

Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.

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Adherent 84% connected

Sticking; clinging; adhering.

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Adherent 84% connected

Sticking; clinging; adhering.

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Agglutinate 84% connected

To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.

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Agglutinate 84% connected

To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.

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Agglutinative 84% connected

Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having power to cause adhesion; adhesive.

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Agglutinative 84% connected

Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having power to cause adhesion; adhesive.

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Coherent 84% connected

Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid.

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Coherent 84% connected

Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid.

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Cohesive 84% connected

Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force.

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Cohesive 84% connected

Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force.

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Gluey 84% connected

Viscous; glutinous; of the nature of, or like, glue.

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Gluey 84% connected

Viscous; glutinous; of the nature of, or like, glue.

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Glutinous 84% connected

Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid; adhesive; gluey.

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Glutinous 84% connected

Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid; adhesive; gluey.

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Gummed 84% connected

of Gum

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Gummed 84% connected

of Gum

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Gummy 84% connected

Consisting of gum; viscous; adhesive; producing or containing gum; covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.

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Gummy 84% connected

Consisting of gum; viscous; adhesive; producing or containing gum; covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.

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Mucilaginous 84% connected

Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous liquid.

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Mucilaginous 84% connected

Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous liquid.

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Pasty 84% connected

Like paste, as in color, softness, stickness.

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Pasty 84% connected

Like paste, as in color, softness, stickness.

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Pitchy 84% connected

Partaking of the qualities of pitch; resembling pitch.

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Pitchy 84% connected

Partaking of the qualities of pitch; resembling pitch.

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Resinous 84% connected

Of or pertaining to resin; of the nature of resin; resembling or obtained from resin.

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Resinous 84% connected

Of or pertaining to resin; of the nature of resin; resembling or obtained from resin.

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Resiny 84% connected

Like resin; resinous.

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Resiny 84% connected

Like resin; resinous.

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Sticky 84% connected

Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious.

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Sticky 84% connected

Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious.

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Tarry 84% connected

Consisting of, or covered with, tar; like tar.

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Tarry 84% connected

Consisting of, or covered with, tar; like tar.

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Tenacious 84% connected

Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights.

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Tenacious 84% connected

Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights.

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Viscid 84% connected

Sticking or adhering, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscous; glutinous; sticky; tenacious; clammy; as, turpentine, tar, gums, etc., are…

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Viscid 84% connected

Sticking or adhering, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscous; glutinous; sticky; tenacious; clammy; as, turpentine, tar, gums, etc., are…

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Viscous 84% connected

Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice.

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Viscous 84% connected

Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice.

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Narrower term 5

Binder 76% connected

One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books.

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Birdlime 76% connected

An extremely adhesive viscid substance, usually made of the middle bark of the holly, by boiling, fermenting, and cleansing it. When a twig is smeare…

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Cement 76% connected

Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc.

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Lime 76% connected

A thong by which a dog is led; a leash.

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Paste 76% connected

A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware.

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Material 76% connected

Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.

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Stuff 76% connected

Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.

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Derivationally related 4

Adhere 74% connected

To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.

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Adhere 74% connected

To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.

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Adherence 74% connected

The quality or state of adhering.

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Adherence 74% connected

The quality or state of adhering.

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