Adhesive

What do we mean by adhesive?

Tending to adhere; sticky. adjective

Gummed so as to adhere. adjective

Tending to persist; difficult if not impossible to shake off. adjective

A substance, such as paste or cement, that provides or promotes adhesion. noun

Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.

Figuratively, cleaving or clinging; adhering; remaining attached; not deviating from.

Gummed; fitted for adhesion: as, adhesive envelops.

Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances. adjective

Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. adjective

See Attraction adjective

That kind of inflammation which terminates in the reunion of divided parts without suppuration. adjective

A sticking; a plaster containing resin, wax, litharge, and olive oil. adjective

Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances. adjective

Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. adjective

A substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion. noun

A substance that unites or bonds surfaces together noun

Tending to adhere adjective

A substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion

Adj. 1.Tending to adhere; sticky. 2.Gummed so as to adhere. 3.Tending to persist; difficult if not impossible to shake off: “He feels an adhesive dread, a sudden acquaintance with the . . . darker side of mankind” (George F. Will). n. 1.A substance, such as paste or cement, that provides or promotes adhesion. Urban Dictionary

A totally real word that means 'to stick' or to 'to adhere'. Urban Dictionary

One bad motherf- SHUT YO MOUTH! Urban Dictionary

A substance used for sticking objects or materials together; glue. Urban Dictionary

Condition occuring when ones scrotum adheres to the side of ones leg, particularly on a hot humid day or after strenuous work. This problem more common to wearers of boxer shorts and summertime Florida residents. Urban Dictionary

Another name for the cheese singles you in the supermarket. Typically found in burgers you buy from a van in a hard shoulder. Sticks to pretty much anything, like a cheesy sharpie. Urban Dictionary

When a woman's vaginal fluid becomes so old and corroded that it actually becomes an adhesive; losing it's lubrication aspect completely. Usually existing in elderly women, but more often today in younger, due to excessive vaginal fissures, corrupting the fluid secreting glands. Urban Dictionary

NerdSpeak for 'sticky fingers', for those inclined to be kleptos Urban Dictionary

To help someone remove an item that is stuck..usually something that should've never been stuck to the other item in the first place... Urban Dictionary

To come unglued Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to adhesive:
adhesive, abhesive, adhesivo, cohesive, adhesion, adhesives, adessive, adhesin, adesite, adhesins, adesivo.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word adhesive:
bandage, glue, sealant, adhesion, pads, epoxy, postage, bonding, tape, sticky, polyester, stamps, gecko, waterproof, coating, conductive, substrate, affixed, cohesive, locomotion, resin, adhere, glands, curing, starch, attach, secretion, stamp, coated, brittle, duct, tentacles, solvent, gum, paste, welding, bonded, polymer, apparatus, residue, spawning, pad, stick, foil, foam, backing, discs, plaster, toe, sticks, eggs, labels, strips, traps, fracture, layer, rubber, patches, friction, grip, plastic, vinyl, moisture, skin, substance, cement, attachment, packaging, dressing, postal, bond, hatch, liquid, patch, substances, cloth, penny, resistant, applied, organs, wound, layers, rolls, smooth, molecules, sheet, membrane, weight, composite, tissue, properties, flexible, surface, synthetic, sheets, shoulder, applying, edges, thin, paper.

Words that rhyme with adhesive:
cohesive, altarpiece of, apiece of, caprice of, cease of, centerpiece of, crease of, crosspiece of, decease of, decrease of, elisa of, eyepiece of, felice of, fleece of, geese of, grease of, greece of, increase of, isa of, lease of, legalese of, lisa of, luis of, masterpiece of, maurice of, mouthpiece of, neice of, niece of, peace of, peece of, piece of, pisa of, police of, reece of, reese of, release of, rhys of, showpiece of, sublease of, syntheses of, teresa of, theresa of, timepiece of, viennese of, vietnamese of.

Adjectives that are often used to describe adhesive:
sensitive, more, liquid, special, based, excess, conductive, suitable, strong, structural, less, plastic, hot, waterproof, epoxy, synthetic, melt, temporary, clear, flexible, elastic, thermoplastic, resistant, excellent, appropriate, organic, part, chronic, surgical, transparent, permanent, soluble, sided, dry, acrylic, purpose, medical, formaldehyde, component, type, anaerobic, wet, phenolic, proper, cyanoacrylate, solvent, ideal, powerful, enough, typical, thin, commercial, drying, mixed, curing, tacky, sticky, self, ceramic, dental, residual, mastic, fusible, soft, uncured, inch, cold, spread, ductile, correct, polymeric, modified, viscous, thick, curable, solid, weak.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective adhesive:
tape, plaster, bonding, strength, layer, strips, properties, material, bond, force, joints, strapping, wear, film, inflammation, bandage, bonds, materials, substance, joint, stamps, labels, proteins, power, tapes, systems, qualities, backing, forces, surface, strip, failure, capsulitis, straps, bandages, paper, side, quality, pads, interactions, bands, arachnoiditis, stamp, molecules, pericarditis, dressing, disc, organ, coating, eggs, films, application, label, obstruction, formulations, property, layers, interaction, interface, plasters, resin, discs, thickness, function, applications, formulation, organs, spray, contact, cement, paste, disk, patch, substances, dressings, matter, resins, glycoproteins, mass, composition, peritonitis, pad, disks, band, technology, sheet, papillae, clay, compositions, products, binding, dots.

Words that sound like adhesive:
adhesive, adhesives, adhesively, admissive, cohesive, additive, addresses, addressee, adhi, adhesive tape, adhesiveness.