[syn: dagger, sticker]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sticker \Stick"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, sticks; as, a bill sticker.
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2. That which causes one to stick; that which puzzles or
poses. [Colloq.] --Tackeray.
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3. (Mus.) In the organ, a small wooden rod which connects (in
part) a key and a pallet, so as to communicate motion by
pushing.
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4. Same as Paster, 2. [Political Cant, U.S.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sticker
n 1: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or
leaf [syn: spine, thorn, prickle, pricker,
sticker, spikelet]
2: an adhesive label [syn: gummed label, sticker, paster]
3: a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
[syn: poser, stumper, toughie, sticker]
4: a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or
stabbing [syn: dagger, sticker]