He is adhesive to the cause.
Source: tatoeba (290975)
Adhesive
//ədˈhiː.sɪv//
Synonyms for "adhesive" (140 found)
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Closest matches (28)
adherentgluegooeymucilaginousstickytenaciousadhesive materialaffixationagglutinativeamylaceousannexationattachmentbarnaclebindingbirdlimebondbondablebramblebriarbrier
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Adjective(2 words)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (42)
Related words (70)
gunkheavyhookinginspissatedjelledjelliedjellylikeknotlaminatelashingleechlibrary pasteligationlimelimpetlutemasticmolassesmucilageobstinate
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pastepastypersistentplasterplasticpolymerprickleputtyremoraresinousropyrubber cementsealing waxself sealingself-adhesivesizeslabbyslimyslitherysoldersplicestarchystick onstickablestickerstickingstodgystringystubbornsyntheticsyrupsyrupytackythickthickenedthorntieingtoughtremelloidtremelloseviscidviscoseviscouswaferzipping
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16 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
5 entriescapable of
1 entriesderived
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
derived from
1 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entriesrelated to
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
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39 entriesShowing 16 of 39 words.
Translations
64 translations across 27 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- клей noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
Bulgarian
4 entries- ле́пкав adj (sticky)
- лепли́в adj (sticky)
- лепи́ло noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
- тутка́л noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
Catalan
3 entries- adhesiu adj (sticky)
- adhesiu adj (clinging)
- adhesiu noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 黏合劑 /黏合剂 noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
Dutch
1 entries- adhesief adj (sticky)
Esperanto
1 entries- gluebla adj (sticky)
Finnish
4 entries- adhesiivinen adj (sticky)
- adhesiivinen adj (clinging)
- kiinnittyvä adj (sticky)
- kiinnittyvä adj (clinging)
French
3 entries- adhésif adj (sticky)
- collant adj (sticky)
- adhésif noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
Galician
4 entries- adhesivo adj (sticky)
- adesivo noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
- cola noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
- engrudo noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
German
4 entries- adhäsiv adj (sticky)
- klebend adj (sticky)
- klebrig adj (clinging)
- Kleber noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
Indonesian
1 entries- adhesif adj (sticky)
Irish
3 entries- greamaitheach adj (sticky)
- greamachán noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
- ábhar greamaitheach noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
Italian
1 entries- adesivo noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
Japanese
1 entries- 接着剤 noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
Korean
1 entries- 접착제 noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
Latin
2 entries- adhaesivus adj (sticky)
- adhaesivus noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
Lithuanian
1 entries- lipnus adj (sticky)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- یاپشقان adj (sticky)
Persian
1 entries- چَسبان adj (sticky)
Portuguese
3 entries- aderente adj (clinging)
- adesivo adj (sticky)
- adesivo noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
Russian
3 entries- кле́йкий adj (sticky)
- ли́пкий adj (sticky)
- клей noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- leanailteach adj (sticky)
- leanailteach adj (clinging)
- leanmhainn adj (sticky)
- leanmhainn adj (clinging)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- samolepljiv adj (sticky)
- самолепљив adj (sticky)
Spanish
2 entries- adhesivo adj (sticky)
- adhesivo noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
Swedish
2 entries- vidhäftande adj (sticky)
- klister noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
Ukrainian
1 entries- клей noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
Welsh
2 entries- adlynol adj (sticky)
- adlyn noun (substance that provides or promotes adhesion)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Scotch brand is a type of adhesive tape.
Source: tatoeba (2742209)
She secured the edges of her crafts with her trusty adhesive tape.
Source: tatoeba (8246511)
Unlike Virginia creeper, woodbine cannot climb smooth walls because its tendrils lack adhesive discs.
Source: tatoeba (8900857)
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