The Wordsmith Dictionary

stick-nest rat ▶noun a fluffy-haired gregarious Australian rat that builds nests of interwoven sticks. [Genus Leporillus, family Muridae: two species, in particular L. conditor. ]

stickpin

stick pin |ˈstikˌpin ˈstɪkˌpɪn | ▶noun a straight pin with an ornamental head, worn to keep a tie in place or as a brooch.

stickseed

stick seed |ˈstikˌsēd ˈstɪksid | ▶noun a plant of the borage family that bears small barbed seeds. [Genera Hackelia and Lappula, family Boraginaceae: several species, in particular H. floribunda, which resembles a forget-me-not. ]

stick shift

stick shift |stɪk ʃɪft | ▶noun a manual transmission.

stick-to-itiveness

stick-to-it ive ness |stik ˈto͞o itivnis stɪk ˌtuɪtɪvnɪs | ▶noun informal perseverance; persistence.

stickum

stick um |ˈstikəm ˈstɪkəm | ▶noun informal a sticky or adhesive substance; gum or paste. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from the verb stick 2 + -um (representing the pronoun them ).

stickup

stick up |ˈstikˌəp ˈstɪkˌəp | ▶noun informal an armed robbery in which a gun is used to threaten people.

stickweed

stick weed |ˈstikˌwēd ˈstɪkwid | ▶noun any of a number of North American plants with hooked or barbed seeds, e.g., ragweed.

sticky

stick y |ˈstikē ˈstɪki | ▶adjective ( stickier, stickiest ) 1 tending or designed to stick to things on contact or covered with something that sticks: her sticky bubblegum | sticky tape. • (of a substance ) glutinous; viscous: the dough should be moist but not sticky. • (of prices, interest rates, or wages ) slow to change or react to change. 2 (of the weather ) hot and damp; muggy: it was an unusually hot and sticky summer. • damp with sweat: she felt hot and sticky and changed her clothes. 3 informal involving problems; difficult or awkward: the relationship is going through a sticky patch. 4 (of a website ) attracting a long visit or repeat visits from users: make your site as sticky as possible to keep visitors there longer. ▶noun ( pl. stickies ) (on an Internet message board ) a thread set to remain at the top of the list of threads regardless of when it was last updated. PHRASES sticky fingers informal a propensity to steal. sticky wicket see wicket. DERIVATIVES stick i ly |ˈstikɨlē |adverb, stick i ness noun

stickybeak

stick y beak |ˈstikēˌbēk ˈstɪkiˌbik |Austral. /NZ informal ▶noun an inquisitive and prying person. ▶verb [ no obj. ] pry into other people's affairs: I don't mean to stickybeak, but when is he going to leave?

sticky end

stick y end ▶noun Biochemistry an end of a DNA double helix at which a few unpaired nucleotides of one strand extend beyond the other.

sticky-fingered

stick y-fin gered ▶adjective informal given to stealing: a sticky-fingered con artist.

sticky tape

sticky tape ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. transparent adhesive tape.

Oxford Dictionary

stick

stick 1 |stɪk | ▶noun 1 a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree. • a long, thin piece of wood used for support in walking or as a weapon. • (in hockey, polo, and other games ) a long, thin implement, typically made of wood, with a curved head or angled blade that is used to hit or direct the ball or puck. • (sticks ) (in field hockey ) the foul play of raising the stick above the shoulder. • [ usu. with modifier ] a short, thin piece of wood used to impale food: lolly sticks. • (the sticks ) informal goalposts or cricket stumps. • Nautical, archaic a mast or spar. • a piece of basic furniture: every stick of furniture just vanished. 2 something resembling or likened to a stick, in particular: • a long, thin piece of something: a stick of dynamite | cinnamon sticks. • used to refer to a very thin person or limb: the girl was a stick | her arms were like sticks. • [ as modifier ] (of a figure ) drawn with short, thin, straight lines: stick drawings of a man and girl. • a conductor's baton. • a gear or control lever. • US a quarter-pound pack of butter or margarine. • a number of bombs or paratroopers dropped rapidly from an aircraft. • a small group of soldiers assigned to a particular duty: a stick of heavily armed guards. 3 a threat of punishment or unwelcome measures (often contrasted with the offer of reward as a means of persuasion ): training that relies more on the carrot than on the stick. Compare with carrot ( sense 3 ). • [ mass noun ] Brit. informal severe criticism or treatment: I took a lot of stick from the press. 4 (the sticks ) informal, derogatory rural areas far from cities or civilization: he felt hard done by living out in the sticks. 5 [ with adj. ] informal, dated a person of a specified kind: Janet's not such a bad old stick sometimes. 6 Stock Exchange a large quantity of unsold stock, especially the proportion of shares which must be taken up by underwriters after an unsuccessful issue. PHRASES over the sticks Horse Racing in steeplechasing and hurdles. sticks and stones may break my bones but names (or words ) will never hurt me proverb used to express indifference to an insult or abuse: all that flies back and forth, really, is words —sticks and stones, y'know? up the stick Brit. informal pregnant. up sticks Brit. informal go to live elsewhere. [from nautical slang to up sticks ‘set up a boat's mast ’ (ready for departure ).]DERIVATIVES sticklike adjective ORIGIN Old English sticca ‘peg, stick, spoon ’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch stek ‘cutting from a plant ’ and German Stecken ‘staff, stick ’.

stick

stick 2 |stɪk | ▶verb ( past and past participle stuck |stʌk | ) 1 [ with obj. ] (stick something in /into /through ) push a sharp or pointed object into or through (something ): he stuck his fork into the sausage | she stuck her finger in his eye. • (stick something on ) fix something on (a point or pointed object ): stick the balls of wool on knitting needles. • [ no obj. ] (stick in /into /through ) (of a pointed object ) be or remain fixed with its point embedded in (something ): there was a slim rod sticking into the ground beside me. • stab or pierce with a sharp object: (as adj. stuck ) : he screamed like a stuck pig. 2 [ with obj. and adverbial ] insert, thrust, or push: a youth with a cigarette stuck behind one ear | she stuck out her tongue at him. • [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] protrude or extend in a certain direction: his front teeth stick out | Sue's hair was sticking up at all angles. • [ with obj. and adverbial of place ] put somewhere, typically in a quick or careless way: just stick that sandwich on my desk. • informal used to express angry dismissal: he told them they could stick the job —he didn't want it anyway. • informal cause to incur an expense or loss: she stuck me for last month's rent. 3 [ no obj. ] adhere or cling to something: the plastic seats stuck to my skin | if you heat the noodles in the microwave, they tend to stick together. • [ with obj. and adverbial of place ] fasten or cause to adhere to something: she stuck the stamp on the envelope. • informal be or become convincing, established, or regarded as valid: the authorities couldn't make the charges stick | the name stuck and Anastasia she remained. • (in pontoon and similar card games ) decline to add to one's hand. 4 (be /get stuck ) be fixed in a particular position or unable to move or be moved: Sara tried to open the window but it was stuck | we got stuck in a traffic jam | the cat's stuck up a tree. • [ no obj. ] be or become fixed or jammed as a result of an obstruction: he drove into a bog, where his wheels stuck fast. • (be /get stuck ) be unable to progress with a task or find the answer or solution to something: I'm doing the crossword and I've got stuck. • [ no obj. ] remain in a static condition; fail to progress: he lost a lot of weight but had stuck at 15 stone. • [ with adverbial of place ] (be stuck ) informal be or remain in a specified place or situation, typically one perceived as tedious or unpleasant: I don't want to be stuck in an office all my life. • (be stuck for ) be at a loss for or in need of: I'm not usually stuck for words. • (be stuck with ) informal be unable to get rid of or escape from: like it or not, she and Grant were stuck with each other. • (be stuck on ) informal be infatuated with: he's too good for Jenny, even though she's so stuck on him. 5 [ often with negative ] Brit. informal accept or tolerate (an unpleasant or unwelcome person or situation ): I can't stick Geoffrey —he's a real old misery. • (stick it out ) informal put up with or persevere with something difficult or disagreeable. PHRASES get stuck in (or into ) Brit. informal start doing (something ) with enthusiasm or determination: we got stuck into the decorating. stick at nothing allow nothing to deter one from achieving one's aim, however wrong or dishonest: he would stick at nothing to preserve his privileges. stick 'em up! informal hands up! (spoken by a person threatening someone else with a gun ). stick in one's mind (or memory ) be remembered clearly and for a long time: one particular incident sticks in my mind. stick in one's throat (or craw ) (of words ) be difficult or impossible to say. • be difficult or impossible to accept: the thing that sticks in your throat is that we were successful and you weren't. stick it to informal, chiefly N. Amer. treat harshly or severely. stick one (or it ) on Brit. informal hit (someone ). stick one's neck out informal risk incurring criticism or anger by acting or speaking boldly. stick out a mile see mile. stick out like a sore thumb see sore. stick to one's guns see gun. stick to one's ribs (of food ) be filling and nourishing: a bowl of soup that will stick to your ribs. PHRASAL VERBS stick around informal remain in or near a place: I'd like to stick around and watch the game. stick at informal persevere with (a task or endeavour ) in a determined way. stick by 1 continue to support or be loyal to (someone ), typically during difficult times: I love him and whatever happens I'll stick by him. 2 another way of saying stick to ( sense 2 ) below. stick something on informal place the blame for a mistake or wrongdoing on (someone ). stick out be extremely noticeable: many important things had happened to him, but one stuck out. stick out for refuse to accept less than (what one has asked for ): they offered him a Rover but Vic stuck out for a Jaguar. stick to 1 continue or confine oneself to doing or using (a particular thing ): I'll stick to bitter lemon, thanks. • not move or digress from (a path or a subject ). 2 adhere to (a commitment, belief, or rule ): the government stuck to their election pledges. stick together informal remain united or mutually loyal: we Europeans must stick together. stick someone /thing up informal, chiefly N. Amer. rob someone or something at gunpoint. stick up for support or defend (a person or cause ). stick with informal 1 persevere or continue with: I'm happy to stick with the present team. 2 another way of saying stick by above. ORIGIN Old English stician, of Germanic origin; related to German sticken ‘embroider ’, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek stizein ‘to prick ’, stigma ‘a mark ’ and Latin instigare ‘spur on ’. Early senses included ‘pierce ’ and ‘remain fixed (by its embedded pointed end ’).

stickability

stick |abil ¦ity |ˌstɪkəˈbɪlɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal a person's ability to persevere with something; staying power: the secret of success is stickability.

stickball

stick |ball |ˈstɪkbɔːl | ▶noun [ mass noun ] N. Amer. an informal game played with a stick and a ball, derived from the rules of baseball or lacrosse.

stickbuilt

stick built |ˈstikˌbilt ˈstɪkbɪlt | ▶adjective (of houses or other buildings ) built piece-by-piece on the premises, rather than constructed from prefabricated units.

sticker

stick ¦er |ˈstɪkə | ▶noun 1 an adhesive label or notice, generally printed or illustrated. 2 informal a determined or persistent person.

sticker price

stick ¦er price ▶noun N. Amer. the advertised retail price of an article.

sticker shock

stick ¦er shock ▶noun [ mass noun ] N. Amer. informal shock or dismay experienced by the potential buyers of a particular product on discovering its high or increased price.

stick-handle

stick-handle ▶verb [ no obj. ] (usu. as noun stick-handling ) Ice Hockey control the puck with one's stick.

sticking plaster

stick |ing plas |ter ▶noun Brit. a piece of flexible material with an adhesive backing for covering cuts or small wounds. • [ often as modifier ] a temporary and inadequate solution to a serious problem: speed cameras may help, but this is a sticking-plaster solution.

sticking point

stick |ing point ▶noun an obstacle to progress towards an agreement or goal: safety issues have been a sticking point in the negotiations.

stick insect

stick in ¦sect ▶noun a long, slender, slow-moving insect that resembles a twig. Many species appear to lack males and the females lay fertile eggs without mating. ●Family Phasmatidae, order Phasmida: many genera.

stick-in-the-mud

stick-in-the-mud ▶noun informal a person who is dull and unadventurous and who resists change.

stickleback

stickle |back |ˈstɪk (ə )lbak | ▶noun a small fish with sharp spines along its back, able to live in both salt and fresh water and found in both Eurasia and North America. ●Family Gasterosteidae: several genera and species, including the common and widespread three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus ). ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old English sticel ‘thorn, sting ’ + bæc ‘back ’.

stickler

stick |ler |ˈstɪklə | ▶noun a person who insists on a certain quality or type of behaviour: he's a stickler for accuracy | I'm a stickler when it comes to timekeeping. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘umpire ’): from obsolete stickle ‘be umpire ’, alteration of obsolete stightle ‘to control ’, frequentative of Old English stiht (i )an ‘set in order ’.

stick-nest rat

stick-nest rat ▶noun a fluffy-haired gregarious Australian rat which builds nests of interwoven sticks. ●Genus Leporillus, family Muridae: two species, in particular L. conditor.

stickpin

stick |pin |ˈstɪkpɪn | ▶noun N. Amer. a straight pin with an ornamental head, worn to keep a tie in place or as a brooch.

stickseed

stick |seed ▶noun a plant of the borage family which bears small barbed seeds. ●Genera Hackelia and Lappula, family Boraginaceae: several species, in particular H. floribunda, which resembles a forget-me-not.

stick shift

stick shift ▶noun N. Amer. a gear lever or manual transmission.

stick-to-it-iveness

stick-to-it-iveness ▶noun [ mass noun ] N. Amer. informal perseverance; persistence.

stickum

stickum |ˈstɪkəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal, chiefly N. Amer. a sticky or adhesive substance; gum or paste. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from the verb stick 2 + -um (representing the pronoun them ).

stick-up

stick-up ▶noun informal, chiefly US an armed robbery in which a gun is used to threaten people.

stickweed

stick |weed |ˈstɪkwiːd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] US any of a number of North American plants with hooked or barbed seeds, e.g. ragweed.

sticky

sticky |ˈstɪki | ▶adjective ( stickier, stickiest ) 1 tending or designed to stick to things on contact: sticky cakes and pastries | a sticky label. • (of a substance ) glutinous; viscous: the dough should be moist but not sticky. • (of prices, interest rates, or wages ) slow to change or react to change. 2 (of the weather ) hot and humid; muggy: it was an unusually hot and sticky summer. • damp with sweat: she felt hot and sticky and changed her clothes. 3 informal involving problems; difficult or awkward: the relationship is going through a sticky patch. 4 (of a website ) attracting a long visit or repeat visits from users: make your site as sticky as possible to keep visitors there longer. ▶noun ( pl. stickies ) 1 a piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side, used for leaving messages or reminders. 2 (on an Internet message board ) a thread set to remain at the top of the list of threads regardless of when it was last updated. PHRASES come to a sticky end see end. sticky fingers informal a propensity to steal. a sticky wicket see wicket. DERIVATIVES stickily adverb, stickiness noun

stickybeak

stickybeak |ˈstɪkɪbiːk |Austral. /NZ informal ▶noun an inquisitive and prying person. • [ in sing. ] an inquisitive or prying look or investigation: guests were invited to have a good old stickybeak around. ▶verb [ no obj. ] pry into other people's affairs: I don't mean to stickybeak, but when is he going to leave?

sticky end

sticky end ▶noun Biochemistry an end of a DNA double helix at which a few unpaired nucleotides of one strand extend beyond the other.

sticky-fingered

sticky-fingered ▶adjective informal given to stealing: a sticky-fingered con artist.

sticky tape

sticky tape ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. transparent adhesive tape.

American Oxford Thesaurus

stick

stick 1 noun 1 a fire made of sticks: piece of wood, twig, small branch. 2 he walks with a stick: walking stick, cane, staff, alpenstock, crook, crutch. 3 the plants need supporting on sticks: cane, pole, post, stake, upright. 4 he beat me with a stick: club, cudgel, bludgeon, shillelagh; truncheon, baton; cane, birch, switch, rod. PHRASES the sticks informal she didn't want him to know that she'd grown up in the sticks: the country, the countryside, rural areas; the backwoods, the back of beyond, the wilds, the hinterland, a backwater, the backcountry, the backland, the middle of nowhere, the boondocks, the boonies, hicksville.

stick

stick 2 verb 1 he stuck his fork into the sausage: thrust, push, insert, jab, poke, dig, plunge. 2 the bristles stuck into her skin: pierce, penetrate, puncture, prick, stab. 3 the cup stuck to its saucer: adhere, cling, be fixed, be glued. 4 stick the stamp there: affix, attach, fasten, fix; paste, glue, gum, tape, Scotch-tape, pin, tack. 5 the wheels stuck in the mud: become trapped, become jammed, jam, catch, become wedged, become lodged, become fixed, become embedded. 6 that sticks in his mind: remain, stay, linger, dwell, persist, continue, last, endure, burn. 7 the charges won't stick: be upheld, hold, be believed; informal hold water. 8 informal just stick that sandwich on my desk: put (down ), place, set (down ), lay (down ), deposit, position; leave, stow; informal dump, park, pop, plunk. PHRASES stick at anything you stick at will eventually get done: persevere with, persist with, keep at, work at, continue with, carry on with, not give up with, hammer away at, stay with; go the distance, stay the course; informal soldier on with, hang in there. stick by Rodney stuck by me when everyone else bailed out: be loyal to, be faithful to, be true to, stand by, keep faith with, keep one's promise to. stick it out I think I can stick it out for another two weeks: put up with it, grin and bear it, keep at it, keep going, stay with it, see it through; persevere, persist, carry on, struggle on; informal hang in there, soldier on, tough it out, nail one's colors to the mast. stick out 1 his front teeth stuck out: protrude, jut (out ), project, stand out, extend, poke out; bulge, overhang. 2 they stuck out in their strange clothes: be noticeable, be visible, be obvious, be conspicuous, stand out, be obtrusive, be prominent, attract attention, catch the eye, leap out, show up; informal stick /stand out like a sore thumb. stick to he stuck to his promise: abide by, keep, adhere to, hold to, comply with, fulfill, make good, stand by. stick up for after what she did, not even her family would stick up for her: support, take someone's side, side with, be on the side of, stand by, stand up for, take someone's part, defend, come to the defense of, champion, speak up for, fight for.

sticker

sticker noun read the warning on the sticker: label, adhesive, decal, (price ) tag.

stick-in-the-mud

stick-in-the-mud noun informal her fun-loving boyfriend had become her stick-in-the-mud husband: (old ) fogey, conservative, fossil, troglodyte, museum piece, fuddy-duddy, square, stuffed shirt, dinosaur, throwback.

stickler

stickler noun there's no pleasing you if you're going to be such a stickler: perfectionist, pedant, nitpicker, purist, diehard, hard-liner, fanatic.

sticky

sticky adjective 1 sticky tape: (self- )adhesive, gummed, self-stick; technical adherent. 2 sticky clay: glutinous, viscous, viscid, gluey, tacky, gummy, treacly, syrupy; mucilaginous; informal gooey, icky, gloppy. ANTONYMS dry. 3 sticky weather: humid, muggy, close, sultry, steamy, sweaty, oppressive, heavy. ANTONYMS fresh, cool. 4 a sticky situation: awkward, difficult, tricky, ticklish, problematic, delicate, touch-and-go, touchy, embarrassing, sensitive, uncomfortable; informal hairy. ANTONYMS easy.

Oxford Thesaurus

stick

stick 1 noun 1 he gathered sticks and lit a fire: piece of wood, twig, small branch. 2 Roger still walked with a stick: walking stick, cane, staff; malacca, alpenstock, blackthorn, ashplant, rattan, thumb stick; crook; crutch; Austral. /NZ waddy. 3 the stems require adequate support —sticks or netting can be used: cane, pole, beanpole, post, stake, upright, rod. 4 he had beaten her with a stick: club, cudgel, bludgeon, shillelagh; truncheon, baton; cane, birch, switch, rod; Indian lathi, danda; S. African kierie, knobkerrie; Brit. informal cosh. 5 Brit. informal he's going to get some stick for this: criticism, flak, censure, reproach, reproof, condemnation, castigation, chastisement, blame, abuse; punishment; informal a bashing, a roasting, a caning, an earful, a bawling-out; Brit. informal verbal, a rollicking, a wigging, a rocket, a row; Brit. vulgar slang a bollocking; rare animadversion. ANTONYMS praise, commendation. PHRASES the sticks informal you should stop living in the sticks and move to London: the country, the countryside, the provinces, rural districts, the backwoods, the back of beyond, the wilds, the hinterland, a backwater; N. Amer. the backcountry, the backland; Austral. /NZ the backblocks, the booay; S. African the backveld, the platteland; informal the middle of nowhere; N. Amer. informal the boondocks, the boonies, the tall timbers; Austral. /NZ informal Woop Woop, beyond the black stump.

stick

stick 2 verb 1 he stuck his fork into the sausage: thrust, push, insert, jab, dig, plunge, ram, force; poke, prod. 2 the bristles stuck into his skin: pierce, penetrate, puncture, prick, spike, stab. 3 his front teeth stuck out : protrude, jut out, project, stand out, extend, poke out, obtrude; bulge; overhang, beetle; informal be goofy; rare protuberate, impend. 4 the shabbiness of the surroundings stuck out : stand out, be noticeable, be conspicuous, be obvious, catch the eye, be obtrusive. 5 the plastic seats stuck to my skin: adhere, cling, be fixed, be glued. 6 a message was stuck to his computer screen: affix, attach, fasten, fix; paste, glue, gum, tape, sellotape, pin, tack; weld, solder. 7 he drove into a bog, where his wheels stuck fast: become trapped, become jammed, jam, catch, become wedged, become lodged, become fixed, become embedded, become immobilized, become unable to move, get bogged down. 8 one particular incident sticks in his mind: remain, stay, linger, dwell, persist, continue, last, endure. ANTONYMS be forgotten. 9 the authorities couldn't make the charges stick: be upheld, hold, be believed, gain credence, be regarded as valid; informal hold water. 10 informal just stick that sandwich on my desk: put, place, set, put down, set down, lay, lay down, deposit, situate, position; leave, stow; informal dump, bung, park, plonk, pop; N. Amer. informal plunk. 11 informal I don't think I can stick it any longer: tolerate, put up with, take, stand (for ), accept, stomach, swallow, endure, bear, support, brook, submit to, take something lying down; Scottish thole; informal abide; Brit. informal wear, be doing with; archaic suffer. 12 archaic if I had my knife here I would stick him: stab, run through, transfix, impale, spit, spear. PHRASES stick at if you wish to learn a language, you must stick at it: persevere with, persist with, keep at, work at, continue with, carry on with, go on with, not give up with, hammer away at, stay with, see /follow through, go the distance, stay the course; informal soldier on with, stick it out, hang in there, put one's back into. ANTONYMS give up. stick by whatever happens I'll stick by him: support, stand by, be loyal to, remain faithful to, be supportive of, be on someone's side, side with, back, defend. ANTONYMS turn against, turn one's back on, let down. stick it out I decided to stick it out for another couple of months: put up with it, grin and bear it, keep at it, keep going, stay with it, see it through, see it through to the end; persevere, persist, carry on, struggle on; informal hang in there, soldier on, tough it out, peg away, plug away, bash on. ANTONYMS give up. stick to the government stuck to their election pledges: abide by, keep, adhere to, hold to, fulfil, make good. ANTONYMS break. stick up for I don't know anyone else who would stick up for me the way you do: support, give one's support to, take the side of, side with, be on the side of, stand by, stand up for, take someone's part, be supportive of, be loyal to, defend, come to the defence of, champion, speak up for, fight for. ANTONYMS turn against, turn one's back on.

stick-in-the-mud

stick-in-the-mud noun informal (old ) fogey, conservative, museum piece, fossil, dinosaur, troglodyte; informal fuddy-duddy, square, back number, stuffed shirt; N. Amer. informal sobersides.

sticky

sticky adjective 1 sticky tape | a sticky label: adhesive, adherent, gummed; rare tenacious. 2 too much water made the clay sticky and difficult to work: glutinous, viscous, viscid; gluey, tacky, gummy, treacly, syrupy; mucilaginous; Brit. claggy; Scottish & N. English clarty; informal gooey, gloopy, cloggy, gungy, icky; N. Amer. informal gloppy; rare viscoid. ANTONYMS dry. 3 an unusually hot and sticky summer: humid, muggy, close, sultry, sweltering, steamy, oppressive, airless, stifling, suffocating, sweaty, soupy, like a Turkish bath, like a sauna. ANTONYMS fresh, cool. 4 thanks for getting me out of a very sticky situation: awkward, difficult, tricky, ticklish, problematic, delicate, touch-and-go, embarrassing, sensitive, uncomfortable; informal hairy. ANTONYMS easy.

Duden Dictionary

Stick

Stick Substantiv, maskulin , der |St i ck stɪk auch ʃtɪk |der Stick; Genitiv: des Sticks, Plural: die Sticks englisch stick, eigentlich = Stängel, Stock, Stecken 1 meist im Plural kleine, dünne Salzstange 2 Stift als Kosmetikartikel z. B. Deodorantstick 3 EDV Kurzwort für: USB-Stick

Stickarbeit

Stick ar beit Substantiv, feminin Handarbeiten , die |St i ckarbeit |gestickte Arbeit, Stickerei 2b

Stickel

Sti ckel Substantiv, maskulin süddeutsch, schweizerisch , der |St i ckel |der Stickel; Genitiv: des Stickels, Plural: die Stickel mittelhochdeutsch stickel Stange, Pfahl als Stütze für Pflanzen, besonders junge Bäume

sticken

sti cken schwaches Verb Handarbeiten |st i cken |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelhochdeutsch, althochdeutsch sticken = fest zusammenstecken zu Stich und eigentlich = stechen 1 [durch bestimmte Stiche 4b mit [farbigem ] Garn, [farbiger ] Wolle o. Ä. Verzierungen, Muster auf Stoff o. Ä. anbringen sie stickt gern 2 a durch Sticken 1 hervorbringen, anfertigen Monogramme [auf Taschentücher, in die Tischdecken ] sticken b mit einer Stickerei 2a versehen meist im 2. Partizip eine gestickte Bluse

Sticker

Sti cker Substantiv, maskulin , der |St i cker auch ˈst …|der Sticker; Genitiv: des Stickers, Plural: die Sticker englisch sticker, zu: to stick = kleben, befestigen, verwandt mit stechen Aufkleber ein Sticker mit dem Aufdruck »Nr. 1 « ist auf das Cover geklebt

Sticker

Sti cker Substantiv, maskulin , der |St i cker |der Sticker; Genitiv: des Stickers, Plural: die Sticker jemand, der Textilien o. Ä. mit Stickereien 2a versieht Berufsbezeichnung

Stickerei

Sti cke rei Substantiv, feminin , die |Sticker ei |die Stickerei; Genitiv: der Stickerei, Plural: die Stickereien 1 ohne Plural [dauerndes ] Sticken 1 2 a Handarbeiten gesticktes Muster, gestickte Verzierung eine durchbrochene Stickerei b Handarbeiten etwas, was mit Stickereien 2a versehen ist; Stickarbeit Stickereien herstellen

Stickerin

Sti cke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |St i ckerin |weibliche Form zu Sticker

Stickgarn

Stick garn Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St i ckgarn |Garn zum Sticken

stickig

sti ckig Adjektiv |st i ckig |zu veraltet sticken = ersticken (von der Luft besonders in einem Raum ) dumpf, nicht frisch, so, dass es beim Atmen unangenehm ist stickige Luft | ein stickiger Raum (ein Raum mit verbrauchter Luft ) | im Saal war es furchtbar stickig

Stickigkeit

Sti ckig keit Substantiv, feminin , die |St i ckigkeit |die Stickigkeit; Genitiv: der Stickigkeit stickiger Zustand die Stickigkeit des Zimmers | figurativ vor der Stickigkeit des Provinzlebens fliehen

Stickluft

Stick luft Substantiv, feminin , die |St i ckluft |

Stickmaschine

Stick ma schi ne Substantiv, feminin , die |St i ckmaschine |

Stickmuster

Stick mus ter Substantiv, Neutrum Handarbeiten , das |St i ckmuster |Muster zum Sticken

Stickmustertuch

Stick mus ter tuch Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St i ckmustertuch |Plural Stickmustertücher

Sticknadel

Stick na del Substantiv, feminin Handarbeiten , die |St i cknadel |dicke Nadel zum Sticken

Stickoxid

Stick oxid , Stick oxyd Substantiv, Neutrum , das Stickoxyd |St i ckoxid St i ckoxyd |Stickstoffoxid

Stickrahmen

Stick rah men Substantiv, maskulin , der |St i ckrahmen |Rahmen zum Einspannen des zu bestickenden Stoffes Kurzform: Rahmen 5

Stickstoff

Stick stoff Substantiv, maskulin , der |St i ckstoff |1. Bestandteil zu veraltet sticken (stickig ), das Gas »erstickt « brennende Flammen farb- und geruchloses Gas, das in vielen Verbindungen vorkommt chemisches Element N; vgl. Nitrogen [ium ]

Stickstoffbakterien

Stick stoff bak te ri en Pluralwort , die |St i ckstoffbakterien |Plural

Stickstoffdünger

Stick stoff dün ger Substantiv, maskulin , der |St i ckstoffdünger |

stickstofffrei

stick stoff frei Adjektiv Fachsprache |st i ckstofffrei |frei von Stickstoff stickstofffreie Verbindungen

stickstoffhaltig

stick stoff hal tig Adjektiv Fachsprache |st i ckstoffhaltig |Stickstoff enthaltend

Stickstoffoxid

Stick stoff oxid , Stick stoff oxyd Substantiv, Neutrum , das Stickstoffoxyd |St i ckstoffoxid St i ckstoffoxyd |Verbindung des Stickstoffs mit Sauerstoff

Stickstoffverbindung

Stick stoff ver bin dung Substantiv, feminin , die |St i ckstoffverbindung |stickstoffhaltige Verbindung

French Dictionary

sticker

sticker Anglicisme pour autocollant.

Spanish Dictionary

stick

stick nombre masculino dep Bastón curvo que se utiliza en las diferentes modalidades de hockey para controlar y golpear la pelota :el stick del hockey sobre hielo es bastante más largo que el del hockey sobre hierba .SINÓNIMO palo .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘estic ’.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

stick

stick 1 /stɪk /〖語源は「突き刺すもの」〗名詞複～s /-s /1 C 棒きれ , 木ぎれ ; (切り取ったまたは離れ落ちた )小枝 , 枯れ枝 .2 C ｟主に英｠杖（つえ）, ステッキ (walking stick ).3 C 〘スポーツ〙(ホッケーなどの )スティック ; (競走用の )バトン .4 C むち ; 〖the ～〗むち打ちの罰 ▸ take a stick to him 彼をむち打つ, せっかんする 5 C 〖しばしば複合語を作って〗棒状の物 [製品 ]; (菓子などの )棒 ; (野菜の )食用の茎 (!セロリなど ) ; やせっぽちの人 ; ｟米俗｠〖～s 〗脚（あし）.6 C 〖しばしば複合語を作って〗(木プラスチックでできた )棒 , スティック .7 C スティックのり ; 口紅 (lipstick ).8 C ｟主に米くだけて｠(飛行機の )操縦かん ; (ゲームの )操作レバー (joystick ); (自動車の )変速レバー (stick shift ).9 C 〘楽〙指揮棒 , タクト (baton ); (太鼓の )ばち, スティック (drumstick ).10 U ｟英くだけて｠厳しい批判 , 酷評 , ののしり ; (人に対する )ひどい仕打ち , 容赦ない扱い .11 ｟米くだけた話｠〖the ～s 〗(都会から遠く離れた )いなか , 辺境 ; (森林地帯の )奥地 , 辺境 .12 C ｟英やや古くだけて｠〖通例 old ～〗(…な )人 , やつ ; ｟話｠のろま , でくのぼう , くそまじめな人 .13 C ｟話｠家具 (の1点 ).14 C (紅茶などに入れる )少量の酒 (!ブランデーなど ) ; ｟英俗｠(グラス1杯の )ビール .15 ｟やや古俗｠マリファナタバコ .16 C 〘印〙ステッキ, 植字盆 .17 ｟話｠〖the ～s 〗(サッカーの )ゴールポスト , (クリケットの )ウィケット (の柱 ).18 C ｟古｠〘海〙帆柱 , 円材 .a st í ck to b è at A with →beat .be [get ] t à rred with the s à me st í ck ＝be [get ] tarred with the same brush .c ù t one's st í ck (s )｟俗｠逃げ去る .g è t (a l ò t of [s ò me ]) st í ck ｟英くだけて｠酷評される, 嘲笑（ちょうしょう）される .g è t on the st í ck ｟米話｠仕事に取りかかる .g ì ve A (a l ò t of [s ò me ]) st í ck ｟英くだけて｠A 〈人〉を酷評する ; 嘲笑する .A has been b è at [h ì t ] with an ù gly st í ck .｟米俗｠A 〈人〉がとてもぶかっこうである .m ò re than you can sh à ke a st í ck at ｟話｠数えきれないほどたくさん .on the st í ck ｟米俗｠油断のない, 機敏で .(ò ut ) in the st í cks ｟くだけた話｠へんぴな所で [に ].to st í cks (and st à ves )ばらばらに ; まったく, 完全に .ù p [｟豪｠p ì ck up ] st í cks ｟英くだけた話｠(急に )よそに引っ越す (!upは動詞 ) .ù p the st í ck ｟英俗｠妊娠して ; 狂って .動詞他動詞 1 〈植木〉に支柱をたてる , そえ木をする .2 〘印〙〈活字〉をステッキに組む [並べる ].～́ f ì gure [m à n ]棒線画 .～́ ì nsect 〘虫〙ナナフシ .

stick

stick 2 /stɪk /〖原義は「突き刺す」〗(形 )sticky 動詞～s /-s /; stuck /stʌk /; ～ing 他動詞 1 «…に » 〈紙など〉を (のりなどで )貼（は）り付ける «to , in , on » ▸ stick a stamp on an envelope 封筒に切手を貼り付ける ▸ stick a notice to a door ドアに掲示を貼り付ける 2 ｟くだけて｠ «…に » 〈物〉を (すばやく無造作に )置く «in , on » ▸ stick a cap on one's head 帽子をかぶる ▸ stick things all over the room 部屋中に物を散らかす 3 «…に » 〈鋭利な物〉を刺す , 突き通す , 刺し込む (pierce ) «in , into , through » ▸ stick a fork into a potato ジャガイモにフォークを刺す ▸ a fishbone stuck in the throat のどに刺さった魚の骨 ▸ stick a needle through the cloth 布地に針を刺して通す 4 〈体の部分〉を突き出す (out )▸ stick one's head out of the window 窓から顔を出す 5 ｟英話ぞんざいに｠〖通例否定文で〗〈困難な状況不快な人など〉に耐えられない , …を我慢できない (stand ); 〖can't ～ A doing 〗A 〈人〉が …することに耐えられない ▸ I couldn't stick it any longer .私にはもう我慢ならなかった ▸ I can't stick anyone breaking his or her promise .約束を守らない人は大嫌いだ 6 〖be stuck 〗〈人車などが〉動けなくなる ; 〈仕事計画などが〉行き詰まる, 進まなくなる ▸ The bus was stuck in traffic .バスは渋滞で動けなかった ▸ I'm stuck .もうだめだ 7 ｟話｠〖be stuck 〗〈人が〉 «…で /…に » 困る , 窮する «by, with /for » ▸ I was stuck for an answer .私は答えに困ってしまった自動詞 1 (のりなどで )〈物が〉 «…に » くっつく , 張りつく (adhere ) «to » ▸ My teeth are sticking together .(キャラメルなどを食べて )歯がくっついてきた ▸ stick fast 粘着する ▸ I could feel my shirt sticking to my back .シャツが背中にはりついているのがわかった 2 〈鋭利な物が〉 «…に » 刺さる «in , into , through » ▸ There was a nail sticking in the tire .タイヤにくぎが刺さっていた 3 〈物体の部分が〉 «…から » 突き出る , 伸びる , 飛び出す , 突っ立っている (out, up ) «out of , from , through » ▸ The handle of a knife stuck out of her chest .ナイフの取っ手が彼女の胸から突き出ていた ▸ His hair sticks up .彼の髪の毛は突っ立っている .4 〈物が〉 (くっついて引っかかって )動かない , はまり込む ; 〈考えなどが〉頭から離れない ▸ The car stuck in the mud .車が泥にはまってしまった ▸ stick in one's mind 心にこびりついて離れない, 強く印象に残っている 5 〈人が〉【考えなどに】固執する «to » ▸ stick fast to a belief ある信念にしがみつく .6 〈あだ名などが〉定着する , 通称となる .7 〘トランプ〙これ以上カードを引かない .m à ke A st í ck ｟くだけて｠〖否定文で〗A 〈罪など〉を立証する ▸ I don't think the police can make the charges stick .警察は有罪を証明できないと思う st ì ck ar ó und ｟くだけて｠その場でしばらく待つ, そのあたりにいる .st í ck at A ｟英｠1 A 〈仕事勉強など〉をかたい意志を持って続ける ▸ stick at it (仕事などに )かたい決意で取り組む 2 ｟くだけて｠A 〈悪い行為など〉をためらう, 思いとどまる ▸ stick at nothing (たとえ違法でも )何でもやる st í ck by A 1 A 〈困っている人〉を支援し続ける .2 A 〈決意約束など〉を実行する ▸ stick by a promise 約束を守る St ì ck 'em ú p!｟俗｠手を上げろ (!(1 )強盗が銃で脅す時の文句; 'emはyour handsをさすthemの略. (2 )警官はHold up your hands. と言う ) .St í ck it! がんばれ .st ì ck it ó ut 困難な [つらい, つまらない ]ことを最後までやり通す .st í ck A on B ｟くだけて｠B 〈人〉にA 〈罪〉があることを証明する .st ì ck ó ut 1 ↑自動詞 3 .2 〈物事が〉 (変わっているので )目立つ .st ì ck A ó ut [ó ut A ]↑他動詞 4 .st ì ck ó ut for A ｟くだけて｠A 〈労働条件など〉をあくまでも要求する .st í ck to A 1 A 〈約束など〉を守る, 実行する ; A 〈信念など〉を曲げない ▸ stick to one's decision [principles ]決定 [主義 ]を断固として実行する [守る ]▸ That's my story and I'm sticking to it .｟話｠自分の言ったことを曲げるつもりはない 2 A 〈1つの物〉を使い続ける ; A 〈1つの事〉に専念する .3 A 〈要点主題など〉からはずれない ; A 〈道〉からそれない, A 〈人〉から離れないでいる ▸ stick to the point [subject, facts ]要点 [主題, 事実 ]に沿って議論する st ì ck tog é ther ｟くだけて｠(困難な時でも )協力し合う ▸ We stuck together and helped each other .我々は協力して助け合った st í ck to it 仕事 [勉強など ]に専念する .st ì ck ú p 〈物 (の部分 )が〉突き出る, 突き立つ .st ì ck A ú p [ú p A ]1 Aを突き出す .2 ｟くだけて｠A 〈銀行など〉に強盗に入る .3 A 〈ポスターチラシなど〉を掲げる, 掲示する .st ì ck ú p for A ｟くだけて｠A 〈人主義〉を支持する, かたく守る, かばう (!特にほかに支持者がいない場合に用いる ) ▸ stick up for oneself 自ら自分の立場を守る st í ck with A ｟くだけて｠1 A 〈人〉から離れないでいる .2 従来通り (の方法で )A 〈事〉をする [〈物〉を使う ].3 A 〈主に困難な事〉をやり続ける .4 A 〈人〉の記憶にこびりつく, 頭から離れない .st í ck with it がんばってやり続ける .you [they ] can st í ck A ｟話｠A 〈仕事など〉なんかだれがやるものか (!申し出を怒って断る場合の文句 ) .～́ ing pl à ster ばんそうこう (plaster ).～́ ing p ò int 意見の食い違う点, 交渉を難航させる [問題を困難にする ]原因 .

stickball

st í ck b à ll 名詞 U スティックボール〘ゴムボールと棒きれを用いて道路などで行う野球〙.

sticker

st í ck er 名詞 C 1 ステッカー ; のり付きラベル (→label )▸ a bumper sticker (車の後部に貼（は）る )バンパーステッカー〘標語広告などが書いてある〙2 ｟英くだけて｠粘り強い人 ; がんばり屋 .3 突く [刺す ]人 [物 ].～́ pr ì ce (新車の )希望小売価格 .～́ sh ò ck ｟米俗｠値札ショック〘 (特に新車の )表示価格の高さに対する驚き〙.

stick-in-the-mud

st í ck-in-the-m ù d 名詞 C ｟くだけて非難して｠保守的な人, 頭のかたい人 .

stickleback

st í ck le b à ck /stɪ́k (ə )l- /名詞 C 〘魚〙トゲウオ .

stickler

stick ler /stɪ́klə r /名詞 C 1 «…について » やかましい人 «for » ▸ a stickler for discipline [detail ]しつけ [細かいこと ]にうるさい人 2 ｟くだけて｠難問, やっかいな問題 .

stick-on

st í ck- ò n 形容詞〈シールなどが〉接着剤付きの .

stickpin

st í ck p ì n 名詞 C ｟米｠ネクタイピン .

stick-to-itiveness

stick-to-it ive ness /stɪ̀ktúːətɪvnəs /名詞 U ｟米話｠粘り強さ, 根気, 不屈 (の精神 ).

stickup

st í ck ù p 名詞 C ｟俗｠ピストル強盗 (holdup ) (!強盗を働く「人」でなく, その「行為事件」をいう ) .

sticky

stick y /stɪ́ki /〖stick 2 (貼（は）り付け )y (やすい ); 〗→stick 2 形容詞 -ier ; -iest 1 ねばねば [べとべと ]する , 粘着性の ; «…で » べたつく «with » ; ｟くだけて｠〈人が〉汗でべとついた ▸ His fingers were sticky with sweat .彼の指は汗でべたついていた 2 ｟英｠〈テープラベルなどが〉接着剤 [のり ]のついた , 粘着性の .3 ｟くだけて｠〈天候が〉蒸し暑い , 暑苦しい .4 ｟くだけた話｠〖通例名詞の前で〗やっかいな , 面倒な , 不愉快な〈状況問題など〉.5 ｟英くだけて｠〖be ～〗〈人が〉 «…に関して » 気難しい , 協力的でない «about » .7 ｟俗｠〈ウェブサイトが〉見る者を引きつける, すごく魅力的な .～́ n ò te ふせん紙 (｟商標｠Post-it (note )).～́ t à pe ｟英くだけて｠接着テープ, セロハンテープ (｟米商標｠Scotch tape, ｟英商標｠sellotape ).st í ck i ly 副詞ねばねばして ; 蒸し蒸しして .st í ck i ness 名詞 U ねばねばすること ; 蒸し暑さ .