Synonyms: adherence, adhesion, attachment
Definition: faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
Usage: attachment to a formal agenda; adherence to a fat-free diet; the adhesion of Seville was decisive
Similar words: support
Definition: aiding the cause or policy or interests of
Usage: the president no longer has the support of his own party; they developed a scheme of mutual support
Synonyms: bond, adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness
Definition: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
Usage: the mutual adhesiveness of cells; a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion
Similar words: stickiness
Definition: the property of sticking to a surface
Synonyms: adhesion
Definition: a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
Similar words: scar tissue
Definition: the connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars
Synonyms: adhesion
Definition: abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
Similar words: pathology
Definition: any deviation from a healthy or normal condition