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GLOOST-ik/ˈɡluː stɪk/

A glue stick (id: glue-stick) is a solid stick of glue in a twist-up tube, used for paper. PVA is wet white glue; sellotape is tape. Art: a glue stick is for the sketchbook; PVA on the exam desk is not allowed.

Meaning

A solid stick of glue in a twist-up tube, used for paper.

Examples

• “A glue stick is for the sketchbook; PVA on the exam desk is not allowed.”
• “Glue-stick lids go back on in the art tray; a dried stick still goes in the order book, not in a bag.”

Good to know

a glue stick. Contrast: PVA / sellotape. Art / exams. Countable sticks. Mix-up: glue is the substance; a glue stick is the tube form.

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