sticky

Definitions


[ˈstɪki], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- tending or designed to stick to things on contact
(e.g: sticky cakes and pastries)

- (of the weather) hot and humid; muggy
(e.g: it was an unusually hot and sticky summer)

- involving problems; difficult or awkward
(e.g: the relationship is going through a sticky patch)

- (of a website or its content) attracting a long visit or repeat visits from users
(e.g: make your site as sticky as possible to keep visitors there longer)


Phrases:
- sticky fingers

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[ˈstɪki], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side, used for leaving messages or reminders

- (in an online forum) a thread containing important information that is set to remain at the top of the other threads regardless of when it was last updated
(e.g: could you put a sticky in the forum for those of us that are confused?)


Phrases:
- sticky fingers

Origin:




definition by Oxford Dictionaries