GLUTINOUS

gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous

(adjective) having the sticky properties of an adhesive

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

glutinous (comparative more glutinous, superlative most glutinous)

glue-like, sticky, viscid.

Of the nature of gluten.

Containing gluten.

Source: Wiktionary


Glu"ti*nous, a. Etym: [L. glutinosus, fr. gluten glue: cf. F. glutineux. See Gluten.]

1. Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid; adhesive; gluey.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Havig a moist and adhesive or sticky surface, as a leaf or gland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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