English noun: sticker |
1. | sticker (plant) a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf |
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| Synonyms | pricker, prickle, spikelet, spine, thorn |
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| Broader (hypernym) | aculeus |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | glochid, glochidium |
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2. | sticker (communication) an adhesive label |
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| Synonyms | gummed label, paster |
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| Broader (hypernym) | label |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bookplate, ex libris |
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3. | sticker (communication) a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem |
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| Synonyms | poser, stumper, toughie |
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| Broader (hypernym) | problem |
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4. | sticker (artifact) a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing |
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| Synonyms | dagger |
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| Broader (hypernym) | knife |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bodkin, crease, creese, dirk, kirpan, kris, poniard, stiletto |
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| Part holonym | haft, helve, hilt |
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