tape
Adhesive on roll
Tape is a narrow strip of material—fabric, paper, plastic, or adhesive-backed film—used for binding, fastening, sealing, or marking: masking tape, duct tape, measuring tape, police tape.
Magnetic tape once dominated audio and video recording, so tape became shorthand for recordings themselves: Did you get that on tape?
The verb means to fasten with tape or to record: Tape the box shut, We taped the interview.
Apt to adhere
- tackyVulgar or slightly sticky
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- attachJoin or connect
- fixRepair or solution
adhere · cling · grip · fasten · secure · affix · residue · packing
Relating to operations
- bandageWound covering strip
- gauzeOpen-weave medical fabric
- dressingSauce for salads
- athleticPhysically strong and active
kinesiology · adhesive · wound · blister · strap · wrap · support · waterproof
Tape threading between spools
- magneticAttracting iron or attention
- audioTransmitted sound content
- videoRecorded moving imagery
- VHSAnalog tape format
Betamax · camcorder · footage · master · backup · archive · splice · edit
Informal song compilation
- rewindReturn to beginning
- playRecreation or staged drama
- fast-forwardAccelerated playback mode
- boomboxPortable stereo with speakers
Walkman · magnetic · cartridge · analog · stereo · hi-fi · tracklist · player
Bring to completion
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- breastUpper front torso
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- breakingComing apart suddenly
race · sprint · marathon · athletics · track · timing · winner · crossing
Determining size or amount
meter · centimeter · retractable · flexible · sewing · tailor · carpenter · surveyor
Tough woven strap material
- slingStrap-based support or launcher
- runnerOne who sprints
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- gripSecure manual hold
finger · hand · protection · crack · anchor · wrap · athletic
Civil law enforcement
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- cordonEncircling line restricting access
- yellowHue between green and orange
boundary · restrict · perimeter · warning · hazard · construction · investigation · security
sticky
Apt to adhere
fix · adhere · cling · grip · fasten · secure · affix · residue · packing · masking
surgical
Relating to operations
athletic · kinesiology · adhesive · wound · blister · strap · wrap · support · waterproof · hypoallergenic
reel-to-reel
Tape threading between spools
VHS · Betamax · camcorder · footage · master · backup · archive · splice · edit · erase
mixtape
Informal song compilation
- rewindReturn to beginning
- playRecreation or staged drama
- fast-forwardAccelerated playback mode
boombox · Walkman · magnetic · cartridge · analog · stereo · hi-fi · tracklist · player · deck
finish
Bring to completion
breaking · race · sprint · marathon · athletics · track · timing · winner · crossing · ribbon
measuring
Determining size or amount
foot · meter · centimeter · retractable · flexible · sewing · tailor · carpenter · surveyor · reel
webbing
Tough woven strap material
- slingStrap-based support or launcher
- runnerOne who sprints
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
grip · finger · hand · protection · crack · anchor · wrap · athletic
police
Civil law enforcement
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- cordonEncircling line restricting access
yellow · boundary · restrict · perimeter · warning · hazard · construction · investigation · security · barricade
- long vowel wordslong a, long e, long i, long o, long u
- office suppliespens, pencils, paper clip, staplers, paperclip
- school suppliespencils, pens, erasers, pencil, notebooks
- hardware storehammer, saw, screwdriver, wrench, pliers
- adhesive tapesadhesive strips
- adhesivesglue, epoxy, adhesive, Elmer's, rubber cement
- duct tapeStrong cloth-backed adhesive strip
- red tapeBureaucratic obstacles to action
- tape measureFlexible marked length finder
- masking tapeRepositionable adhesive strip
- tape recorderCaptures sound magnetically
- measuring tapeMarked flexible length-finder
taper, taped, tapes, taping, tapestry, videotape, tapered, tapering, duct tape