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STICKER
dagger, sticker
(noun) a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
poser, stumper, toughie, sticker
(noun) a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet
(noun) a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
sticker (plural stickers)
Something or someone that sticks.
An adhesive label or decal.
A price tag.
(by extension) The listed price (also sticker price).
(Internet) A cartoonish illustration of a character that represents an emotion or action, often accompanied by text, that may be superimposed on a digital image.
(informal) A burr or seed pod that catches in fur or clothing.
(colloquial, dated) That which causes one to stick; that which puzzles or poses.
A wooden strip placed between courses of lumber to allow air circulation (also kiln sticker).
(music) A small wooden rod in an organ which connects (in part) a key and a pallet, so as to communicate motion by pushing.
A brand, label, or company, especially one making and distributing records.
(US, politics) A paster.
Verb
sticker (third-person singular simple present stickers, present participle stickering, simple past and past participle stickered)
To apply one or more stickers to (something)
To mark as the sticker price
Etymology 2
Adjective
sticker
(nonstandard, informal) comparative form of stick (stickier).
Anagrams
• restick, rickets, tickers
Source: Wiktionary
Stick"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, sticks; as, a bill sticker.
2. That which causes one to stick; that which puzzles or poses. [Colloq.] Tackeray.
3. (Mus.)
Definition: In the organ, a small wooden rod which connects (in part) a key and a pallet, so as to communicate motion by pushing.
4. Same as Paster, 2. [Political Cant, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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