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English *adjective*: adhesive
1.	adhesive tending to adhere
		Similar	adherent, agglutinate, agglutinative, bondable, coherent, cohesive, gluey, glutinous, gooey, gum-like, gummed, gummy, gummy, icky, mucilaginous, pasty, pitchy, resinous, resiny, self-sealing, stick-on, sticky, sticky, tarry, tenacious, viscid, viscous
		Antonyms	nonadhesive

English *noun*: adhesive
1.	adhesive (substance) a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
		Synonyms	adhesive agent, adhesive material
		Broader (hypernym)	material, stuff
		Narrower (hyponym)	binder, birdlime, cement, library paste, lime, paste, rubber cement, spirit gum
		Substance holonym	epoxy, epoxy glue, epoxy resin

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