sticky
English Thesaurus
1. having the sticky properties of an adhesive (adj.all)
2. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment (adj.all)
| similar | : | difficult, hard, |
| definition | : | not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure (adj.all) |
3. hot or warm and humid (adj.all)
| similar | : | wet, wet, |
| definition | : | covered or soaked with a liquid such as water (adj.all) |
4. having the sticky properties of an adhesive (adj.all)
| derivation | : | stickiness, |
| definition | : | the property of sticking to a surface (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | gluten, |
| definition | : | a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | glue, gum, mucilage, |
| definition | : | cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | library paste, paste, |
| definition | : | an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | mucilage, |
| definition | : | a gelatinous substance secreted by plants (noun.substance) |
5. covered with an adhesive material (adj.all)
| derivation | : | stickiness, |
| definition | : | the property of sticking to a surface (noun.attribute) |
6. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment (adj.all)
7. hot or warm and humid (adj.all)
| derivation | : | mugginess, |
| definition | : | a state of warm humidity (noun.state) |
8. moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body (adj.all)
| derivation | : | stickiness, |
| definition | : | the property of sticking to a surface (noun.attribute) |
9. having the sticky properties of an adhesive (adj.all)
| derivation | : | stickiness, |
| definition | : | the property of sticking to a surface (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | gluten, |
| definition | : | a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | glue, gum, mucilage, |
| definition | : | cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | library paste, paste, |
| definition | : | an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | mucilage, |
| definition | : | a gelatinous substance secreted by plants (noun.substance) |
10. covered with an adhesive material (adj.all)
| derivation | : | stickiness, |
| definition | : | the property of sticking to a surface (noun.attribute) |
11. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment (adj.all)
12. hot or warm and humid (adj.all)
| derivation | : | mugginess, |
| definition | : | a state of warm humidity (noun.state) |
13. moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body (adj.all)
| derivation | : | stickiness, |
| definition | : | the property of sticking to a surface (noun.attribute) |
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