paste
noun
1. any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
Definition categories: substance, composition
2. a hard, brilliant lead glass that is used in making artificial jewelry
Definition categories: substance
3. an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard
Definition categories: substance, adhesive
4. a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes
Similar word(s): spread
Definition categories: food, condiment
Sentences with paste as a noun:
- 1766, Tobias George Smollett, Travels through France and Italy: Containing observations on character, customs, religion, government, police, commerce, arts, and antiquities. With a particular description of the town, territory, and climate of Nice. To which is added, A register of the weather, kept during a residence of eighteen months in that city, Volume 2 (travel) (link), page 35: This is likewise the market for their oil, and the paste called macaroni, of which they make a good
verb
1. join or attach with or as if with glue
- paste the sign on the wall
- cut and paste the sentence in the text
Similar word(s): glue
Definition categories: contact, attach
2. hit with the fists
- He pasted his opponent
Definition categories: contact, beat
3. cover the surface of
- paste the wall with burlap