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glue

The correct spelling is glue.

How to pronounce glue

/ɡluː/
noun

IPA: /ɡluː/

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The correct spelling is glue. A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance. For example: "I need to glue the chair-leg back into place."

Usage Examples

I need to glue the chair-leg back into place.

His eyes were glued to the screen.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
  2. 2.Anything that binds two things or people together.
  3. 3.Birdlime.

verb

  1. 1.To join or attach something using glue.
  2. 2.To cause something to adhere closely to; to follow attentively.

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