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glue

/ɡlu/ noun B1
  1. A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance. (countable, uncountable) · Near-synonyms: adhesive, cement
  2. Anything that binds two things or people together. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)
  3. A viscid secretion on the surface of certain plants. (countable, uncountable)

Plural glues

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“A balloon,” said Oz, “is made of silk, which is coated with glue to keep the gas in it.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 117 · B2
Then Oz painted it on the inside with a coat of thin glue, to make it airtight, after which he announced that the balloon was ready.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 118 · B2

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