sealant β a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
rubber cement β a viscous, flammable liquid consisting of unvulcanized rubber dispersed in benzene, gasoline, or the like, used chiefly as an adhesive.
sand β George [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dΚΙrdΚ;; French ΚΙrΚ/ (Show IPA), (Lucile Aurore Dupin Dudevant) 1804β76, French novelist.
epoxy β An adhesive, plastic, paint, or other material made from a class of synthetic thermosetting polymers containing epoxide groups.
lute β a paving tool for spreading and smoothing concrete, consisting of a straightedge mounted transversely on a long handle.
putty β a compound of whiting and linseed oil, of a doughlike consistency when fresh, used to secure windowpanes, patch woodwork defects, etc.
cement β Cement is a grey powder which is mixed with sand and water in order to make concrete.
grout β a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
birdlime β a sticky substance, prepared from holly, mistletoe, or other plants, smeared on twigs to catch small birds
mortar β a mixture of lime or cement or a combination of both with sand and water, used as a bonding agent between bricks, stones, etc.
grouts β a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
verb glueing
attach β If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
fasten β to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
unite β to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
cleave β To cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently.
cohere β If the different elements of a piece of writing, a piece of music, or a set of ideas cohere, they fit together well so that they form a united whole.
glue β 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.
stay put β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
advise β If you advise someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.
berate β If you berate someone, you speak to them angrily about something they have done wrong.
censure β If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
chide β If you chide someone, you speak to them angrily because they have done something wicked or foolish.
enjoin β Instruct or urge (someone) to do something.
exhort β Strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something.
rebuke β to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
reprimand β a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
scold β to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand: The teacher scolded me for being late.
upbraid β to find fault with or reproach severely; censure: The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice.
warn β to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
cheque β A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
call on the carpet β (chiefly US) To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.
draw the line β a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
give a piece of one's mind β (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
jack up β an increase or rise: a recent jack-up in prices.
sit on β to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
