colle — meaning in English

English meaning

• cement noun A grey powder made from limestone and clay that hardens into a solid mass when mixed with water; the main binding ingredient in concrete.
• glue noun A sticky substance used to join things together.
• poser noun A difficult or puzzling question.

Senses

colle is used for these senses in English:

• cement (uncountable) Any material with strong adhesive and cohesive properties such as binding agents, glues, grout.
• glue A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
• poser Someone who, or something which, poses; a person who sets their body in a fixed position, such as for photography or painting.

cement — full definition

1. noun A grey powder made from limestone and clay that hardens into a solid mass when mixed with water; the main binding ingredient in concrete.
2. verb To make something firm, permanent, or official.

glue — full definition

1. noun A sticky substance used to join things together.
2. noun Something that holds people or things together figuratively.
3. verb To join something using glue.
4. verb (informal) To fix one's attention firmly on something.

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