Dictionary Entry
adhere
adhere is a 6-letter English word with 9 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 9 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.
- 2intransitive verb
To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church.
- 3intransitive verb
To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
- 4verb
follow through or carry out a plan without deviation
"They adhered to their plan"
- 5verb
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
"The dress clings to her body"
"The label stuck to the box"
- 6verb
stick to firmly
"Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
- 7verb
be loyal to
"She stood by her husband in times of trouble"
"The friends stuck together through the war"
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- 8verb
be a devoted follower or supporter
"The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"
"She sticks to her principles"
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- 9verb
be compatible or in accordance with
"You must adhere to the rules"
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