adhesive (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *adhesive*:
NOUN	substance	adhesive, adhesive material, adhesive agent	a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
ADJECTIVE	all	adhesive	tending to adhere

adhesive > pronunciation
Sounds	aedhhiy'sihv; ahdhhiy'sihv
Rhymes	abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv...

English > *adhesive*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	tending to adhere.
Narrower	adherent	sticking / sticking fast
	agglutinate, agglutinative	United as if by glue
	bondable	capable of holding together or cohering
	coherent, tenacious	sticking together
	cohesive	Causing cohesion
	gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous	Having the sticky properties of an adhesive
	gooey, icky	Soft and sticky
	gum-like	resembling chewing gum
	gummed, gummy	Covered with adhesive gum
	pitchy, resinous, resiny, tarry	Having the characteristics / characteristics of pitch or tar
	self-sealing	seals without the application of moisture
	stick-on	Of something (a paper label or postage stamp) gummed in advance
	sticky	Covered with an adhesive material
Opposite	nonadhesive	not tending to adhere
Spanish	adhesivo
Catalan	adhesiu
Nouns	adhesive	a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
Nouns	adhesiveness	the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
Verbs	adhere	stick / stick to firmly

English > *adhesive*: 2 senses > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A substance that unites or bonds surfaces together.
Synonyms	adhesive material, adhesive agent
Narrower	binder	Something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface
	birdlime, lime	A sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
	cement	Something that hardens to act as adhesive material
	paste, library paste	An adhesive made from water and flour or starch
	rubber cement	An adhesive made by dissolving unvulcanized rubber in a solvent like benzene or naphtha
	spirit gum	An adhesive solution made of gum and ether and used to attach false hair to skin
Broader	material, stuff	The tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
Substances	epoxy, epoxy resin, epoxy glue	A thermosetting resin
Spanish	adhesivo, material adhesivo, pegamento
Catalan	adhesiu, material adhesiu
Adjectives	adhesive	tending to adhere

HyperDic: adhesive