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pasted

paste
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [peyst]
    • /peɪst/
    • /peɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [peyst]
    • /peɪst/

Definitions of pasted word

  • noun pasted 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 pasted any soft, smooth, and plastic material or preparation. 1
  • noun pasted dough, especially when prepared with shortening, as for making pie crust and other pastry: puff paste. 1
  • noun pasted any of various semisoft fruit confections of pliable consistency: almond paste; guava paste. 1
  • noun pasted a preparation of fish, tomatoes, or other food reduced to a smooth, soft mass, as for a relish or for seasoning. 1
  • abbreviation PASTED pasta. 1

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Origin of pasted

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 Pasted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pasted 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for pasted

verb pasted

  • bammed — Simple past tense and past participle of bam.
  • enchained — Simple past form of enchain.
  • walloped — to beat soundly; thrash.
  • whomped — Simple past tense and past participle of whomp.

noun pasted

  • curded — Simple past tense and past participle of curd.
  • epoxied — Simple past tense and past participle of epoxy.
  • grouted — Simple past tense and past participle of grout.
  • limed — Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
  • luted — Simple past tense and past participle of lute.

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