# pastes

Pronunciation: say "PAYSTS" /peɪsts/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of paste. — third-person singular simple present indicative of paste
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of paste. Use it with he, she, it, or one person or thing.
   - _The paperhanger pastes each strip of wallpaper to the wall and smooths out the bubbles._
   - _Whenever he pastes a quote into his essay, he adds a citation right after it._

## Noun

2. Plural of paste. — plural of paste
   - Simple: Plural of paste. Use it for more than one kind of paste.
   - _Her grandmother's brooches were set with glittering pastes rather than real diamonds._
   - _Engineers study how pastes hold their shape until enough pressure makes them flow._

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