STICKY
/ΛstΙͺki/
15
Scrabble
15
WWF
S(1) T(1) I(1) C(3) K(5) Y(4)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ΛstΙͺki/
noun
- A sticky note, such as a post-it note.“Her desk is covered with yellow stickies.”
- A discussion thread fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
- A small adhesive particle found in wastepaper.
- A sweet dessert wine.
verb
- (bulletin boards) to fix a thread at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
adjective
- Able or likely to stick.“Is this tape sticky enough to stay on that surface?”
- Potentially difficult to escape from.“This is a sticky situation. We could be in this for weeks if we're not careful.”
- Of weather, hot and windless and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating.
- (of a setting) Persistent.“We should make the printing direction sticky so the user doesn't have to keep setting it.”
- (of a window) Appearing on all virtual desktops.
Source: Wiktionary
