adhesive
English Thesaurus
1. a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | material, stuff, |
| definition | : | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | birdlime, lime, |
| definition | : | a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | spirit gum, |
| definition | : | an adhesive solution made of gum and ether and used to attach false hair to skin (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | binder, |
| definition | : | something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | cement, |
| definition | : | something that hardens to act as adhesive material (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | library paste, paste, |
| definition | : | an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | rubber cement, |
| definition | : | an adhesive made by dissolving unvulcanized rubber in a solvent like benzene or naphtha (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | epoxy, epoxy glue, epoxy resin, |
| definition | : | a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates (noun.substance) |
2. tending to adhere (adj.all)
| similar | : | adherent, |
| definition | : | sticking fast (adj.all) |
| similar | : | bondable, |
| definition | : | capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a mass (adj.all) |
| similar | : | cohesive, |
| definition | : | causing cohesion (adj.all) |
| similar | : | gooey, icky, |
| definition | : | soft and sticky (adj.all) |
| similar | : | gum-like, |
| definition | : | resembling chewing gum (adj.all) |
| similar | : | gummed, gummy, |
| definition | : | covered with adhesive gum (adj.all) |
| similar | : | self-sealing, |
| definition | : | seals without the application of moisture (adj.all) |
| similar | : | stick-on, |
| definition | : | of something (a paper label or postage stamp) gummed in advance (adj.all) |
| similar | : | sticky, |
| definition | : | covered with an adhesive material (adj.all) |
3. a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | adhesive, |
| definition | : | tending to adhere (adj.all) |
4. tending to adhere (adj.all)
| antonym | : | nonadhesive, |
| definition | : | not tending to adhere (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness, bond, |
| definition | : | the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition (noun.attribute) |
5. a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | adhesive, |
| definition | : | tending to adhere (adj.all) |
6. tending to adhere (adj.all)
| antonym | : | nonadhesive, |
| definition | : | not tending to adhere (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness, bond, |
| definition | : | the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition (noun.attribute) |
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