Meaning & use
adhesive
A substance, such as glue, used to stick two surfaces together.
See it in a sentence
She used a strong adhesive to fix the broken handle on the mug.
The label's adhesive backing peeled away easily after a few years.
A note on using this word
Adhesive can also describe the adjective sense of a material that sticks, as in 'adhesive tape'.
Words with a similar meaning
gluepaste
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Able to stick firmly to a surface.
The bandage has an adhesive strip that keeps it in place.
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