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English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
strong — [strôŋ] adj. [ME < OE strang, akin to ON strangr, strong, severe, Ger streng, severe < IE base * strenk , *streng , tense, taut > STRING, Gr strangos, twisted, L stringere, to draw taut] 1. a) physically powerful; having great muscular… … English World dictionary
Glue stick — Glue sticks are solid adhesives in twist or push up tubes. The user can apply glue by holding the open tube, thus keeping their fingers clean. Because of their ease of use, and their economic value, glue sticks are a popular school and office… … Wikipedia
Glue — (gl[=u]), n. [F. glu, L. glus, akin to gluten, from gluere to draw together. Cf. {Gluten}.] A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes viscid and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glue plant — Glue Glue (gl[=u]), n. [F. glu, L. glus, akin to gluten, from gluere to draw together. Cf. {Gluten}.] A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glue — 01. The children were [gluing] leaves onto pieces of paper for pictures showing the different seasons. 02. The young girl [glued] photos of her favorite rock stars into an album. 03. I broke a lamp in the living room, but my dad was able to… … Grammatical examples in English
glue — I. noun Etymology: Middle English glu, from Anglo French, from Late Latin glut , glus; akin to Latin gluten glue more at clay Date: 14th century 1. a. any of various strong adhesive substances; especially a hard protein chiefly gelatinous… … New Collegiate Dictionary
glue — gluelike, adj. gluer, n. /glooh/, n., v., glued, gluing. n. 1. a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive. 2. any of various solutions… … Universalium
Glue (novel) — infobox Book | name = Glue orig title = translator = image caption = author = Irvine Welsh cover artist = country = Scotland language = English, Scots series = genre = Novel publisher = W W Norton release date = 2001 media type = Print… … Wikipedia
strong — [[t]strɒ̱ŋgɪst, AM strɔ͟ːŋgɪst[/t]] ♦ strongest 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is strong is healthy with good muscles and can move or carry heavy things, or do hard physical work. I m not strong enough to carry him... I feared I wouldn t be able to… … English dictionary
glue — glue1 S3 [glu:] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; : French; Origin: glu, from Latin glus] a sticky substance used for joining things together glue 2 glue2 present participle gluing or glueing v [T] … Dictionary of contemporary English
glue — [[t]glu[/t]] n. v. glued, glu•ing 1) chem. a hard protein gelatin obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water and used as a strong adhesive 2) chem. any of various preparations of this or a similar substance, used as an … From formal English to slang