glue C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances US /ɡlu/ UK /ɡluː/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an adhesive substance for joining things; to stick fast She used glue to mend the broken handle of the cup. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an adhesive substance for... adhesivepastecementgummucilagestickaffix ↔ Opposites unstickdetach Word family Derived forms gluedglueygluing Related forms glutenglutinous Etymology AI details From Old French glu ('birdlime, glue'), from Late Latin glus (stem glut-), related to gluten ('glue'). glu Old French glus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Materials & Substances External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # glue **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɡlu/ **IPA (UK):** /ɡluː/ ## Meanings 1. an adhesive substance for joining things; to stick fast ## Examples - She used glue to mend the broken handle of the cup. ## Synonyms - adhesive - paste - cement - gum - mucilage - stick - affix ## Antonyms - unstick - detach ## Derived Forms - glued - gluey - gluing ## Related Forms - gluten - glutinous ## Roots and Affixes - Root: glu - Root: glus ## Etymology From Old French glu ('birdlime, glue'), from Late Latin glus (stem glut-), related to gluten ('glue'). ## AI Etymology Glue comes from Old French glu ('birdlime, glue'), from Late Latin glus (stem glut-), related to gluten ('glue'). The etymological trail includes Old French glu and Latin glus. As a noun, glue names an adhesive substance for joining things; to stick fast. The same family is visible in derived forms such as glued, gluey, and gluing and related forms such as gluten and glutinous. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown