adhesive
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Definition of adhesive
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
“adhesive material”
“adhesive tape”
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adj
-
Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
“adhesive material”
“adhesive tape”
- Apt or tending to adhere; clinging.
noun
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(countable, uncountable)a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion
“The label wouldn’t stick without strong adhesive.”
“They used an adhesive to repair the broken vase.”
“The company developed a new kind of waterproof adhesive.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin adhaesivusbor. French adhésifder. English adhesive From French adhésif, from Medieval Latin adhaesivus, from adhaereō (supine adhaesum); see adhere.
Words you can make from adhesive
163 playable · top: SHEAVED (14 pts)
Best play sheaved 14 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
15 words5-letter words
36 words- HIVED 12 pts
- HAVES 11 pts
- HEAVE 11 pts
- HEVEA 11 pts
- HIVES 11 pts
- SHAVE 11 pts
- SHIVA 11 pts
- SHIVE 11 pts
- ASHED 9 pts
- DASHI 9 pts
- DEASH 9 pts
- DEAVE 9 pts
- DESHI 9 pts
- DEVAS 9 pts
- DEVIS 9 pts
- DIVAS 9 pts
- DIVES 9 pts
- EAVED 9 pts
- EVADE 9 pts
- HADES 9 pts
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- HEEDS 9 pts
- HIDES 9 pts
- SADHE 9 pts
- SAVED 9 pts
- SHADE 9 pts
- SHIED 9 pts
- SIDHE 9 pts
- VISED 9 pts
- EAVES 8 pts
- SIEVE 8 pts
- AEDES 6 pts
- AIDES 6 pts
- ASIDE 6 pts
- EASED 6 pts
- IDEAS 6 pts
4-letter words
54 words- HAVE 10 pts
- HIVE 10 pts
- SHIV 10 pts
- AHED 8 pts
- AVID 8 pts
- DAHS 8 pts
- DASH 8 pts
- DEVA 8 pts
- DEVI 8 pts
- DEVS 8 pts
- DISH 8 pts
- DIVA 8 pts
- DIVE 8 pts
- EDHS 8 pts
- HADE 8 pts
- HAED 8 pts
- HEAD 8 pts
- HEED 8 pts
- HIDE 8 pts
- HIED 8 pts
- SHAD 8 pts
- SHED 8 pts
- SIDH 8 pts
- VIDE 8 pts
- VIDS 8 pts
- VIED 8 pts
- AHIS 7 pts
- AVES 7 pts
- EAVE 7 pts
- EVES 7 pts
- HAES 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- SAVE 7 pts
- SHEA 7 pts
- VASE 7 pts
- VEES 7 pts
- VIES 7 pts
- VISA 7 pts
- VISE 7 pts
- AIDE 5 pts
- AIDS 5 pts
- DAIS 5 pts
- DEES 5 pts
- DESI 5 pts
- DIES 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- IDEA 5 pts
- IDES 5 pts
- SADE 5 pts
- SADI 5 pts
- SAID 5 pts
- SEED 5 pts
- SIDE 5 pts
- EASE 4 pts
3-letter words
38 words- DAH 7 pts
- DEV 7 pts
- EDH 7 pts
- HAD 7 pts
- HID 7 pts
- VID 7 pts
- AHI 6 pts
- AHS 6 pts
- ASH 6 pts
- AVE 6 pts
- EVE 6 pts
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- SHE 6 pts
- VAS 6 pts
- VEE 6 pts
- VIA 6 pts
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- VIS 6 pts
- ADS 4 pts
- AID 4 pts
- DAS 4 pts
- DEE 4 pts
- DIE 4 pts
- DIS 4 pts
- EDS 4 pts
- IDS 4 pts
- SAD 4 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SEE 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
2-letter words
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