1. sticker(n = noun.plant) pricker, prickle, spikelet, spine, thorn - a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf;
is a kind of aculeus
has particulars: glochid, glochidium
Derived form verb stick12
2. sticker(n = noun.communication) gummed label, paster - an adhesive label;
is a kind of label
has particulars: bookplate, ex libris
Derived form verb stick3
3. sticker(n = noun.communication) poser, stumper, toughie - a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem;
is a kind of problem
4. sticker(n = noun.artifact) dagger - a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing;
is a kind of knife
has parts: haft, helve, hilt
has particulars: dirk, kirpan, crease, creese, kris, bodkin, poniard, stiletto
Derived forms verb stick13, verb stick12
1. One who, or that which, sticks; as, a bill sticker. [1913 Webster]
2. That which causes one to stick; that which puzzles or poses. Tackeray. [1913 Webster]
3. In the organ, a small wooden rod which connects (in part) a key and a pallet, so as to communicate motion by pushing. [1913 Webster]
4. Same as Paster, 2. [1913 Webster]
sticker, n.
1 an adhesive label or notice etc.
2 a person or thing that sticks.
3 a persistent person.