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STICKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
Synonyms:
dagger; sticker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sticker" is a kind of...):
knife (a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point)
Meronyms (parts of "sticker"):
haft; helve (the handle of a weapon or tool)
hilt (the handle of a sword or dagger)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sticker"):
dirk (a relatively long dagger with a straight blade)
kirpan (a ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men and women are obliged to wear at all times)
crease; creese; kris (a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade)
bodkin; poniard (a dagger with a slender blade)
stiletto (a small dagger with a tapered blade)
Derivation:
stick (pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed)
stick (pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
Synonyms:
poser; sticker; stumper; toughie
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sticker" is a kind of...):
problem (a question raised for consideration or solution)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An adhesive label
Synonyms:
gummed label; paster; sticker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sticker" is a kind of...):
label (an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sticker"):
bookplate; ex libris (a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted)
Derivation:
stick (stick to firmly)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
Synonyms:
pricker; prickle; spikelet; spine; sticker; thorn
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sticker" is a kind of...):
aculeus (a stiff sharp-pointed plant process)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sticker"):
glochid; glochidium (a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti))
Derivation:
stick (pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument)
