Thesaurus: cohesive

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1. a. Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force.
2. a. Cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of cohering; tending to cohere; as, cohesive clay.
3. adj. causing cohesion
4. adj. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
5. 1. Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force. 2. Cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of cohering; tending to cohere; as, cohesive clay. Cohesive attraction. See under Attraction. -- Co*he"sive*ly, adv. -- Co*he"sive*ness, n.
6. j:100 s. causing cohesion s. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated