sticker
pronunciation
How to pronounce sticker in British English:
UK [ˈstɪkə(r)]
How to pronounce sticker in American English:
US [ˈstɪkɚ]
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- Noun:
- a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
- an adhesive label
- a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
- a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
Word Origin
- sticker (n.)
- 1580s, "one who sticks," agent noun from stick (v.). Meaning "gummed adhesive label" is from 1871.
Example
- 1. Each axis is marked with a sticker .
- 2. If corina had a sticker caught in her hair when she was three , she doesn 't remember it .
- 3. If you make the assumption that you cannot afford college based on the sticker price of tuition , you will miss out .
- 4. Also , yours is not the only black suitcase , so slap a sticker or red ribbon on it - anything that will help you pick it out in the crowd .
- 5. And another " inspector " that checks amount of beer in a bottle , tightness of a cap and accuracy of a sticker position .