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sticker
  1. Something that sticks.
  2. An adhesive label or decal.
  3. A brand, label, or company, especially one making and distributing records.
  4. A price tag.
  5. (by extension) The listed price (also sticker price).
  6. (informal) a burr or seed pod that catches in fur or clothing
  7. A wooden strip placed between courses of lumber to allow air circulation (also kiln sticker).
  8. (colloquial, dated) That which causes one to stick; that which puzzles or poses.
  9. (music) A small wooden rod in an organ which connects (in part) a key and a pallet, so as to communicate motion by pushing.
  10. (politics) A paster.
  11. (Internet) A cartoonish illustration of a character that represents an emotion or action, similar to an emoji.
  12. Synonyms:
  13. Examples:
    1. “I am only aware of it because of a sticker on the back of a bookmarker included in the book that directed me to his website.”
stick
  1. An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.
    1. A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size. transl.
    2. (US) A timber board, especially a two by four (inches).
    3. A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking. syn. transl.
    4. A cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards.
    5. (carpentry) The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint.
    6. (nautical) A mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a yard.
    7. (figuratively) A piece (of furniture, especially if wooden). usage syn.
  2. Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance. transl.
    1. (slang) A cigarette (usually a tobacco cigarette, less often a marijuana cigarette). syn.
  3. Material or objects attached to a stick or the like.
    1. A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick.
    2. (archaic) A scroll that is rolled around (mounted on, attached to) a stick.
    3. (military) The structure to which a set of bombs in a bomber aircraft are attached and which drops the bombs when it is released. The bombs themselves and, by extension, any load of similar items dropped in quick succession such as paratroopers or containers. syn.
  4. A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick.
    1. (US, colloquial) A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission. syn. transl.
    2. (aviation) The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. transl. (By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel ofan automobiles, is also called the "stick".)
    3. (aviation, uncountable) Use of the stick to control the aircraft.
    4. (computing) A memory stick.
    5. (dated, letterpress typography) A composing stick, the tool used by compositors to assemble lines of type.
    6. (jazz, slang) The clarinet. (more often called the liquorice stick) syn.
  5. (sports) A stick-like item:
    1. (horse racing) The short whip carried by a jockey.
    2. (boardsports) A board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard.
    3. (golf) The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole. syn.
    4. (US, slang, uncountable) The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc.
  6. (sports, uncountable) Ability; specifically:
    1. (golf) The long-range driving ability of a golf club.
    2. (baseball) The potential hitting power of a specific bat.
    3. (baseball) General hitting ability.
    4. (field hockey) The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.
  7. (slang, dated) A person or group of people. (Perhaps, in some senses, because people are, broadly speaking, tall and thin, like pieces of wood.)
    1. A thin or wiry person; particularly a flat-chested woman.
    2. (magic) An assistant planted in the audience. syn.
    3. (joystick) A fighter pilot.
    4. (military, South Africa) A small group of (infantry) soldiers.
  8. Encouragement or punishment, or (resulting) vigour or other improved behavior.
    1. A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward. Compare carrot.)
    2. (slang, uncountable) Corporal punishment; beatings.
    3. (slang) Vigor; spirit; effort, energy, intensity.
    4. (slang) Vigorous driving of a car; gas.
  9. A measure.
    1. (obsolete) An English Imperial unit of length equal to 2 inches.
    2. (archaic, rare) A quantity of eels, usually 25. syn.
  10. Synonyms:
  11. Examples:
    1. “Hayes picked up a fallen stick and twirled it idly between his fingers.”
      “A makeshift fence was constructed using sticks and rope.”
      “Jackie quickly looked for a stick to counter Donny's attacks.”
stickiness
  1. the property of sticking or adhering; adhesion
  2. warmth and humidity, as on a muggy day
  3. (economics) the tendency to stay the same despite changes in the economy
  4. (marketing, interface design) the presence of unique attributes that make a product indisposable and valuable to its owner
  5. (advertising) a research measure that captures the extent to which viewers wish to spend more time looking at or reading a print ad.
  6. (psychology) an overemotional attachment to others; clinging in interpersonal relations; difficulty with ending conversations
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “The stickiness of the humid summer air made it difficult to find relief from the heat.”
      “The stickiness of the caramel made it difficult to remove from the pan.”
      “I can almost feel the texture of candyfloss in my hair or the stickiness of a toffee apple all over my face.”
sticky
  1. A sticky note, such as a post-it note.
  2. (manufacturing) A small adhesive particle found in wastepaper.
  3. (Australia, colloquial) A sweet dessert wine.
stick
  1. (motor racing) The traction of tires on the road surface.
  2. (fishing) The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
  3. A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “Hayes picked up a fallen stick and twirled it idly between his fingers.”
      “A makeshift fence was constructed using sticks and rope.”
      “Jackie quickly looked for a stick to counter Donny's attacks.”
sticking
stickum
  1. (Canada) Any adhesive, adhesive residue; any sticky or gummy substance.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The use of stickum during the game is authorise if the player respects the IHF rules.”
      “Harry Donnelle said they melted the stickum with gasoline and that it didn't hurt the leopard much.”
      “Adhesive Corporation writes us to point out that the stickum on envelopes is not made of dead horses but of tapioca.”
stick
  1. (Britain, uncountable) Criticism or ridicule.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Hayes picked up a fallen stick and twirled it idly between his fingers.”
      “A makeshift fence was constructed using sticks and rope.”
      “Jackie quickly looked for a stick to counter Donny's attacks.”
stuckness
  1. (informal) The state of being stuck (in all senses)
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “If the worker had been properly trained to recognize and understand common reactions to trauma, the client's reaction would not have created such a moment of stuckness.”
stickie
stuck
  1. (obsolete) A thrust.
sticks
  1. plural of stick
  2. (slang, with "the", plural only) rural terrain, especially a woody area; any rural region.
  3. (slang, plural only, chiefly by long-time users) crutches
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “And here you are, wanting to live in the sticks, where nothing ever happens, and a passing car is something to talk about.”
stickinesses
stickings
stickers
  1. plural of sticker
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The shell itself is a little disappointing in terms of build quality, with stickers misaligned, one wheel arch rubbing on a tyre etc.”
      “Car stickers, carrier bags, lapel badges and key rings bearing the slogan will also be made available.”
      “The country is now awash with unsanctioned wallcharts, stickers and advertising campaigns, he said.”
stickies
  1. plural of sticky
  2. Examples:
    1. “A lot of stickies were brought in from the sub-forums and probably shouldn't be stickies any more.”
      “And the secure system with the hard-to-guess passwords won't be very secure after users post their passwords on little yellow stickies.”
      “The two useful threads are hidden amongst 20 threads that should not be stickies.”
stucks
  1. plural of stuck
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