sticky
English
/ˈstɪki/
adj
Definitions
- Able or likely to stick.
- Potentially difficult to escape from.
- Of weather, hot and windless and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating.
- (computing) Persistent.
- (computing) Appearing on all virtual desktops.
- (Internet) Fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
- (Internet) Compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving.
Etymology
Suffix from English stick (sticky, adhere, cigarette, joint).
Origin
English
stick
Gloss
sticky, adhere, cigarette, joint
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
粘
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antistick English
- bangstick English
- beak English
- bestick English
- bloodstick English
- boomstick English
- breadstick English
- broomstick English
- cabbage on a stick English
- candlestick English
- catstick English
- chamberstick English
- chapstick English
- chewstick English
- clapstick English
- clue stick English
- cornstick English
- coupstick English
- crabstick English
- cuestick English
- deadstick English
- dipstick English
- dripstick English
- drumstick English
- fiddlestick English
- fingerstick English
- firestick English
- flagstick English
- floatstick English
- forestick English
- fuckstick English
- gearstick English
- gunstick English
- handstick English
- headstick English
- inkstick English
- joystick English
- knobstick English
- ladystick English
- lightstick English
- lipstick English
- matchstick English
- meat stick English
- mopstick English
- mouthstick English
- musicstick English
- needlestick English
- nightstick English
- nonstick English
- nonsticky English
- painstick English
- paintstick English
- pigstick English
- polystick English
- potstick English
- propstick English
- pushstick English
- rainstick English
- restick English
- sidestick English
- singlestick English
- slapstick English
- slipstick English
- spitstick English
- stick English
- stickability English
- stickable English
- stickball English
- sticker English
- stickest English
- sticketh English
- stickfighting English
- stickful English
- stickhandle English
- stickhandler English
- stickily English
- stickiness English
- sticklac English
- stickless English
- sticklike English
- stickpin English
- stickproof English
- stickseed English
- stickshift English
- sticktight English
- stickup English
- stickwater English
- stickweed English
- stickwork English
- stickybeak English
- stickyweed English
- strike-stick English
- swordstick English
- tally stick English
- taperstick English
- thumbstick English
- thunderstick English
- trapstick English
- unstick English
- weed English
- whipstick English
- yamstick English
- yardstick English
- stickie Dutch, Flemish
- стек Russian
- スティック Japanese
- ステッキ Japanese
- stikke Middle English
- หนังสติ๊ก Thai
- 司的克 Chinese
- 士的 Chinese
- 스틱 Korean
- tiki Sranan Tongo
- stick Chinook Jargon
- beak
- weed
- stick
- restick
- unstick
- bestick
- sticker
- stickup
- cuestick
- dipstick
- joystick
- stickful
- gunstick
- lipstick
- stickily
- potstick
- sticketh
- yamstick
- catstick
- sticklac
- pigstick
- mopstick
- stickest
- nonstick
- inkstick
- stickpin
- rainstick
- stickless
- polystick
- clapstick
- slipstick
- forestick
- dripstick
- chewstick
- fuckstick
- stickball
- crabstick
- handstick
- trapstick
- boomstick
- propstick
- nonsticky
- sidestick
- sticklike
- slapstick
- pushstick
- whipstick
- firestick
- stickseed
- painstick
- coupstick
- headstick
- flagstick
- yardstick
- stickweed
- antistick
- chapstick
- ladystick
- stickwork
- spitstick
- bangstick
- cornstick
- deadstick
- gearstick
- knobstick
- stickable
- drumstick
- bloodstick
- mouthstick
- lightstick
- stickiness
- floatstick
- matchstick
- sticktight
- stickwater
- meat stick
- broomstick
- stickyweed
- swordstick
- taperstick
- stickproof
- stickybeak
- musicstick
- paintstick
- nightstick
- stickshift
- thumbstick
- breadstick
- clue stick
- singlestick
- candlestick
- stickhandle
- needlestick
- fiddlestick
- tally stick
- fingerstick
- stickability
- strike-stick
- chamberstick
- thunderstick
- stickhandler
- stickfighting
- cabbage on a stick