| NOUN | plant | sticker, spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, spikelet | a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | sticker, gummed label, paster | an adhesive label | |
| communication | sticker, poser, stumper, toughie | a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem | |
| artifact | sticker, dagger | a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing |
| Sounds | stih'ker | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acre / Acre ... Zocor: 182 rhymes with ker... | |
| Meaning | A small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, spikelet | |
| Narrower | glochidium, glochid | A barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti) |
| Broader | aculeus | A stiff sharp-pointed plant process |
| Spanish | aguijón, espina | |
| Catalan | espina | |
| Verbs | stick | pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument |
| Meaning | An adhesive label. | |
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| Synonyms | gummed label, paster | |
| Narrower | bookplate, ex libris | A label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted |
| Broader | label | An identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object |
| Spanish | adhesivo, calcomanía, estiquer, etiqueta adhesiva, etiqueta engomada, etiqueta gomada, etiqueta, pegatina | |
| Catalan | adhesiu, enganxina, etiqueta engomada | |
| Verbs | stick | stick / stick to firmly |
| Meaning | A particularly difficult or baffling question or problem. | |
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| Synonyms | poser, stumper, toughie | |
| Broader | problem | A question raised for consideration or solution |
| Spanish | pregunta difícil, problema difícil | |
| Catalan | pregunta difícil, problema difícil | |
| Meaning | A short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing. | |
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| Synonym | dagger | |
| Parts | haft, helve | The handle of a weapon or tool |
| hilt | The handle of a sword or dagger | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| kris, creese, crease | A Malayan dagger with a wavy blade | |
| poniard, bodkin | A dagger with a slender blade | |
| stiletto | A small dagger with a tapered blade | |
| Broader | knife | A weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point |
| Spanish | daga, puñal | |
| Catalan | daga | |
| Verbs | stick | pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed |
| stick | pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument | |
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