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englue

englue verb: to join or close fast together, as if with glue.

Verb

englue (third-person singular simple present englues, present participle engluing or (uncommon) englueing, simple past and past participle englued)

  1. To join or close fast together, as if with glue.
    • a coffer well englued

Forms of englue

third-person singular presentenglues
present participleengluing
present participle uncommonenglueing
past participleenglued
pastenglued

Origin of englue

From en- + glue: compare French engluer to smear with birdlime.

Questions about englue

What does englue mean?
Englue means to join or close fast together, as if with glue.
What part of speech is englue?
Englue is a verb.
What is the past tense of englue?
The past tense of englue is englued.

Words near englue in the dictionary

  1. engloom
  2. engloomed
  3. englooming
  4. englooms
  5. Englorie Park
  6. englue
  7. englued
  8. engluing
  9. Englund
  10. Englunds
  11. englut

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