superglue en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From super- + glue, a genericized trademark held by Super Glue Corporation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A very strong and instant glue, generally cyanoacrylate.
Matilda, holding the hat in one hand and a thin tube of Superglue in the other, proceeded to squeeze a thin line of glue very neatly all around the inside rim of the hat. Then she carefully hooked the hat back on to the peg with the walking-stick. She timed this operation very carefully, applying the glue just as her father was getting up from the breakfast table.
1988, Roald Dahl, “The Hat and the Superglue”, in Matilda, Penguin Group, →ISBN, page 24:When assembling a model airplane, superglue works better than regular glue for holding the small parts together.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| superglues | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (23)
fi pikaliima (very strong glue) · pt supercola (very strong glue) · cmn 三秒膠 /三秒胶 (very strong glue) · es triz (very strong glue) · he דֶּבֶק מַגָּע (very strong glue) · cmn 強力膠 /强力胶 (very strong glue) · yue AA膠 /AA胶 (very strong glue) · de Superkleber (very strong glue) · ro adeziv instant (very strong glue) · yue 超能膠 /超能胶 (very strong glue) · mn супер цавуу (very strong glue) · yue 萬能膠 /万能胶 (very strong glue) · ru суперкле́й (very strong glue) · es pegamento instantáneo (very strong glue) · ro lipici instant (very strong glue) · hu pillanatragasztó (very strong glue) · nb superlim (very strong glue) · fr superglue (very strong glue) · tr Japon yapıştırıcısı (very strong glue) · fi superliima (very strong glue) · de Sekundenkleber (very strong glue) · es pegamento súper rápido (very strong glue) · es supercola (very strong glue)