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.
Definitions
- intransitive 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.
- intransitive 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.
- intransitive verb. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
- verb. follow through or carry out a plan without deviation
"They adhered to their plan"
- verb. 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"
- verb. stick to firmly
"Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
- verb. be loyal to
"She stood by her husband in times of trouble"
"The friends stuck together through the war"
- verb. be a devoted follower or supporter
"The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"
"She sticks to her principles"
- verb. be compatible or in accordance with
"You must adhere to the rules"
Synonyms
cleave, cling, cohere, stick, bind, bond
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in adhere:
header, hedera, rehead, rhedae
Common word forms
adhered, adherer, adheres, adhering
Words from these letters
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