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- [peyst]
- /peɪst/
- /peɪst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [peyst]
- /peɪst/
Definitions of paste word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of PASTE copy and paste 3
- noun paste a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something. 1
- noun paste any soft, smooth, and plastic material or preparation. 1
- noun paste dough, especially when prepared with shortening, as for making pie crust and other pastry: puff paste. 1
- noun paste any of various semisoft fruit confections of pliable consistency: almond paste; guava paste. 1
- noun paste a preparation of fish, tomatoes, or other food reduced to a smooth, soft mass, as for a relish or for seasoning. 1
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Origin of paste
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin pasta dough < Greek pastá barley porridge, noun use of neuter plural of pastós, verbid of pássein to strew, sprinkle; a pasta was originally a kind of gruel sprinkled with salt; (defs 9, 12) probably by association with baste3
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Parts of speech for Paste
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
paste popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
paste usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for paste
verb paste
- adhere — If you adhere to an opinion or belief, you support or hold it.
- affix — If you affix one thing to another, you stick it or attach it to the other thing.
- bam — a hoax, deception, cheating
- bamming — a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- bind — If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
noun paste
- bell-ringer — Alternative spelling of bell ringer.
- birdlime — a sticky substance, prepared from holly, mistletoe, or other plants, smeared on twigs to catch small birds
- bonk — If two people bonk, they have sexual intercourse.
- cerate — a hard ointment or medicated paste consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin
- chrism — a mixture of olive oil and balsam used for sacramental anointing in the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches
Antonyms for paste
noun paste
- impaste — to cover with or enclose in a paste.
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