Sticky
adjective
Something that sticks or adheres to touch.
The honey on the table is very sticky.
Often appears as...
- sticky tape
- sticky fingers
adjective
Very hot and humid weather.
Today is a sticky day, it's so humid.
Often appears as...
- sticky weather
- sticky heat
adjective
Difficult or uncomfortable situation.
He found himself in a sticky situation.
Often appears as...
- sticky situation
- sticky predicament
adjective
Something that remains in one's memory.
The lesson was sticky and the students remembered it well.
Often appears as...
- sticky memory
- sticky fact
Usage tips
Educational
adjective
Requiring careful handling.
The legal case is sticky and needs to be dealt with carefully.
Often appears as...
- sticky issue
- sticky topic
Usage tips
Legal
adjective
Something that sticks or adheres to touch.
The honey on the table is very sticky.
Often appears as...
- sticky tape
- sticky fingers
adjective
Very hot and humid weather.
Today is a sticky day, it's so humid.
Often appears as...
- sticky weather
- sticky heat
adjective
Difficult or uncomfortable situation.
He found himself in a sticky situation.
Often appears as...
- sticky situation
- sticky predicament
adjective
Something that remains in one's memory.
The lesson was sticky and the students remembered it well.
Often appears as...
- sticky memory
- sticky fact
Usage tips
Educational
adjective
Requiring careful handling.
The legal case is sticky and needs to be dealt with carefully.
Often appears as...
- sticky issue
- sticky topic
Usage tips
Legal
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Pro Tip 1/2Physical texture
Describes a surface sensation that can physically hold onto things.
My new smartphone has a sticky back; it doesn't slide off surfaces.
Pro Tip 2/2Cleanliness
Often suggests something needs to be cleaned due to its tacky feel.
I need to mop the floor; it's sticky with spilled juice.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical texture
Describes a surface sensation that can physically hold onto things.
My new smartphone has a sticky back; it doesn't slide off surfaces.
Pro Tip 2/2Cleanliness
Often suggests something needs to be cleaned due to its tacky feel.
I need to mop the floor; it's sticky with spilled juice.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical texture
Describes a surface sensation that can physically hold onto things.
My new smartphone has a sticky back; it doesn't slide off surfaces.
Pro Tip 2/2Cleanliness
Often suggests something needs to be cleaned due to its tacky feel.
I need to mop the floor; it's sticky with spilled juice.
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Garth Lenz: The true...
so that the oil companies wouldn't be trying to promote something that sounds like a sticky tar-like substance that's the world's dirtiest oil. So they decided to call it oil sands. The tar sands consume more water than any other oil process, three to five barrels of water are taken, polluted and then returned into tailings ponds,
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What is epigenetics? -...
But even though epigenetic changes are sticky, they're not necessarily permanent. A balanced lifestyle that includes a healthy diet, exercise, and avoiding exposure to contaminants may in the long run create a healthy epigenome. It's an exciting time to be studying this.
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Beyond the edge of the...
looks like a little sticky bun on the seafloor and terms of dimension it's small hydrothermal vents are not big places this is only about to the size of two football fields in diameter it's basically a lens with sulfide mental this is what the miners want to go after
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Zoo Quest For A Dragon...
his long sticky tongue flickering over the branches gathering the ants which swarmed everywhere not a particularly pleasant meal one would have thought but at least his hard scaly coat protects him from the worst of the his stings
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The microbial jungles...
swimming through their liquid environment. The cells use rotating flagella to propel towards the surface of the rock, which they attach to with the help of sticky appendages. Then, they start producing an extracellular matrix
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Cockroach Infestation PIPE...
roaches to determine if they're female or not when he finds a female the male secretes some sticky roach candy on its back raises its wings and offers it to its potential mate the female starts to lap this up and gets stuck
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Best Spider Moments PIPE...
this raises a few problems her lunch is three times her size packed with venom and surrounded by a sticky trap mission impossible
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Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
eating spider this raises a few problems her lunch is three times her size packed with venom and surrounded by a sticky
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Spider With Three Super...
This raises a few problems. Her lunch is three times her size packed with venom and surrounded by a sticky trap.
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Best Scenes From The...
this raises a few problems her lunch is three times her size packed with venom and surrounded by a sticky trap
Video examples
Garth Lenz: The true...
so that the oil companies wouldn't be trying to promote something that sounds like a sticky tar-like substance that's the world's dirtiest oil. So they decided to call it oil sands. The tar sands consume more water than any other oil process, three to five barrels of water are taken, polluted and then returned into tailings ponds,
Video examples
What is epigenetics? -...
But even though epigenetic changes are sticky, they're not necessarily permanent. A balanced lifestyle that includes a healthy diet, exercise, and avoiding exposure to contaminants may in the long run create a healthy epigenome. It's an exciting time to be studying this.
Video examples
Beyond the edge of the...
looks like a little sticky bun on the seafloor and terms of dimension it's small hydrothermal vents are not big places this is only about to the size of two football fields in diameter it's basically a lens with sulfide mental this is what the miners want to go after
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Zoo Quest For A Dragon...
his long sticky tongue flickering over the branches gathering the ants which swarmed everywhere not a particularly pleasant meal one would have thought but at least his hard scaly coat protects him from the worst of the his stings
Video examples
The microbial jungles...
swimming through their liquid environment. The cells use rotating flagella to propel towards the surface of the rock, which they attach to with the help of sticky appendages. Then, they start producing an extracellular matrix
Video examples
Cockroach Infestation PIPE...
roaches to determine if they're female or not when he finds a female the male secretes some sticky roach candy on its back raises its wings and offers it to its potential mate the female starts to lap this up and gets stuck
Video examples
Best Spider Moments PIPE...
this raises a few problems her lunch is three times her size packed with venom and surrounded by a sticky trap mission impossible
Video examples
Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
eating spider this raises a few problems her lunch is three times her size packed with venom and surrounded by a sticky
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Spider With Three Super...
This raises a few problems. Her lunch is three times her size packed with venom and surrounded by a sticky trap.
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Best Scenes From The...
this raises a few problems her lunch is three times her size packed with venom and surrounded by a sticky trap
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Quote examples
Gerry Harvey
Australian Businessman
I'm a great believer in governments doing as little as possible and people power doing the rest, so I'm in favour of governments being there to govern in the areas that need governing, not a whole heap of other things that they stick their sticky fingers into.
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Kathe Koja
American Writer
My writing process hasn't changed - it's is the same whether I'm working on a Y.A. novel or, as now, a new novel for adults. A lot of reading, a lot of research if the subject warrants it, a lot of sticky notes and scraps of paper - and get to work.
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Jada Pinkett Smith
American Actress
It's not easy working with your husband, I'll be straight up about that. But when we work together, we always get great product. It's not easy in the process and as we go along it gets easier, but yeah, it gets a little sticky.
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Tony Pulis
Welsh Manager
The FA have to be careful in telling you what you can and cannot say. If they are telling you that you cannot tell the truth, then they are on sticky ground.
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Nick Carter
American Musician
I remember pogs and sticky hands. I remember both. I wanted to get into pogs. I remember it was, like, all of a sudden it was here, then gone.
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George Groves
British Athlete
I've been on the other end of sticky decisions, have been the 'B' side, but I never go in there thinking, 'Is this going to go against me?
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J. B. Smoove
American Actor
I steal scenes, I steal opportunities. I am the ultimate thief. I got sticky fingers, man. They all call me The Thief.
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Nadiya Hussain
British Chef
Traditionally baklava is made by using honey - but I'm making it extra sweet and extra sticky by using golden syrup.
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Helen Oyeyemi
British Novelist
I've always felt happy in my own company. It's only when I get around other people that things get sticky.
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Matt Bomer
American Actor
Certain characters are sticky, especially if they help you grow up as a person, I think.
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Gerry Harvey
Australian Businessman
I'm a great believer in governments doing as little as possible and people power doing the rest, so I'm in favour of governments being there to govern in the areas that need governing, not a whole heap of other things that they stick their sticky fingers into.
Quote examples
Kathe Koja
American Writer
My writing process hasn't changed - it's is the same whether I'm working on a Y.A. novel or, as now, a new novel for adults. A lot of reading, a lot of research if the subject warrants it, a lot of sticky notes and scraps of paper - and get to work.
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Jada Pinkett Smith
American Actress
It's not easy working with your husband, I'll be straight up about that. But when we work together, we always get great product. It's not easy in the process and as we go along it gets easier, but yeah, it gets a little sticky.
Quote examples
Tony Pulis
Welsh Manager
The FA have to be careful in telling you what you can and cannot say. If they are telling you that you cannot tell the truth, then they are on sticky ground.
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Nick Carter
American Musician
I remember pogs and sticky hands. I remember both. I wanted to get into pogs. I remember it was, like, all of a sudden it was here, then gone.
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George Groves
British Athlete
I've been on the other end of sticky decisions, have been the 'B' side, but I never go in there thinking, 'Is this going to go against me?
Quote examples
J. B. Smoove
American Actor
I steal scenes, I steal opportunities. I am the ultimate thief. I got sticky fingers, man. They all call me The Thief.
Quote examples
Nadiya Hussain
British Chef
Traditionally baklava is made by using honey - but I'm making it extra sweet and extra sticky by using golden syrup.
Quote examples
Helen Oyeyemi
British Novelist
I've always felt happy in my own company. It's only when I get around other people that things get sticky.
Quote examples
Matt Bomer
American Actor
Certain characters are sticky, especially if they help you grow up as a person, I think.
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