| Main Entry: | glue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adhesive |
Synonyms: |
cement, gum, gunk, mucilage, paste, plaster, spit*, stickum |
| Main Entry: | adhere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stick or become stuck to, either physically or mentally |
Synonyms: |
attach, cement, cleave, cling like ivy, cohere, fasten, fix, freeze to, glue, hold fast, hold on like bulldog, paste, stay put, stick like a barnacle, stick like glue, unite |
| Notes: | only things of a different nature can adhere; cohere is for things of the same kind that stick together and form a whole |
Antonyms: |
loose, loosen, separate, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | admonish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | warn, strongly criticize |
Synonyms: |
advise, berate, call down, call on the carpet, censure, check, chide, come down hard on, counsel, ding, draw the line, enjoin, exhort, forewarn, give a going over, give a piece of one's mind, glue*, growl*, hoist, jack up, notice, rap on knuckles, rap, rebuke, reprimand, reprove, scold, sit on, slap on wrist, speak to, talk to, tell a thing or two, tell off, upbraid, warn |
Antonyms: |
applaud, approve, commend, compliment, extol, flatter, laud, praise |
| Main Entry: | affix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach or stick |
Synonyms: |
add, annex, append, bind, fasten, glue, hitch on, join, paste, put on, rivet, slap on, subjoin, tack, tack on, tag, tag on |
Antonyms: |
detach, let go, loosen |
| Main Entry: | bind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten, secure |
Synonyms: |
adhere, attach, bandage, border, chain, cinch, clamp, connect, constrict, cover, dress, edge, encase, enchain, enfetter, fetter, finish, fix, fold, furl, glue, hamper, handcuff, hem, hitch, hitch on, hobble, hook on, hook up, lace, lap, lash, leash, manacle, moor, muzzle, paste, peg down, pin, pin down, pinion, put together, restrain, restrict, rope, shackle, stick, strap, swathe, tack on, tether, tie, tie up, trammel, trim, truss, unite, wrap, yoke |
Antonyms: |
free, loose, loosen, release, set free, unbind, unfasten, untie |
| Main Entry: | bond |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten; stick |
Synonyms: |
bind, connect, fix, fuse, glue, gum, paste, stickum |
Antonyms: |
let go, loosen, open, unfasten, unstick |
| Main Entry: | cement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gluing, binding material |
Synonyms: |
adhesive, binder, birdlime, bond, concrete, epoxy, glue, grout, gum, gunk, lime, lute, mortar, mucilage, mud, paste, plaster, putty, rubber cement, sand, sealant, size, solder, stickum, tar |
| Main Entry: | cement |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach securely, often with sticky material |
Synonyms: |
bind, blend, bond, cohere, combine, connect, fasten, fuse, glue, gum, join, merge, mortar, paste, plaster, seal, solder, stick together, unite, weld |
Antonyms: |
divide, separate, unfix |
| Main Entry: | cohere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stick to, cling |
Synonyms: |
adhere, associate, bind, blend, cleave, coalesce, combine, connect, consolidate, fuse, glue, hold, join, merge, unite |
Antonyms: |
divide, fall off, separate |
| Main Entry: | fasten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make secure; join together |
Synonyms: |
adhere, affix, anchor, attach, band, bar, batten, belt, bind, bolt, bond, brace, button, catch, cement, chain, cleave, close, cohere, connect, couple, embed, establish, fix, freeze to, girth, glue, grip, hitch, hitch on, hold, hook, hook up, implant, infix, jam, knot, lace, leash, link, lock, lodge, make firm, moor, mortise, nail, rivet, rope, screw, seal, set, settle, solder, stay put, stick, strengthen, string, tack on, tag, tie, tighten, truss, unite, wedge, weld |
Antonyms: |
detach, disconnect, loosen, open, release, unchain, unfasten, unlink, unlock |