sticky

  • 111sticky fingers — noun a) An inclination to steal. Youd better lock up your belongings before handing you keys to a valet; some of them have sticky fingers. b) A petty thief or petty thieves. There are too many sticky fingers around for me to leave my purse… …

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  • 112sticky software — n. Software that users stick with over the years because the programs fulfill a need or perform a service. Example Citation: I ve been talking about sticky software for years. By that, I mean those relatively few programs that really stick to our …

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  • 113sticky\ rice — n. Word, concept, or person you ve never heard of...then suddenly you hear or see it frequently in a short period of time. Derivation: basmati used to be the rice chosen most often in foofy restaurants, but now you only see sticky rice/sushi rice …

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  • 114sticky\ rice — n. Word, concept, or person you ve never heard of...then suddenly you hear or see it frequently in a short period of time. Derivation: basmati used to be the rice chosen most often in foofy restaurants, but now you only see sticky rice/sushi rice …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 115sticky tape — N UNCOUNT Sticky tape is clear sticky tape that is sold in rolls and that you use, for example to stick paper or card together, or to stick things onto a wall. [BRIT] (in AM, use Scotch tape) …

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  • 116sticky end — (UK)    If someone comes to a sticky end, they die in an unpleasant way.</p><p> </p><p>(Meet a sticky end is also used.)   (Dorking School Dictionary) …

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  • 117sticky fingers —    Someone who has sticky fingers has a tendency to steal.     Items have been disappearing from the stock recently. Do any of the employees have sticky fingers? …

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  • 118sticky end — /stɪki ˈɛnd/ (say stikee end) noun 1. an unhappy final situation: that girl will come to a sticky end. 2. a wretched or violent death: he met a sticky end in Mexico …

  • 119sticky-nose — /ˈstɪki noʊz/ (say stikee nohz) verb (i) (sticky nosed, sticky nosing) 1. → stickybeak (def. 1). –noun 2. → stickybeak (defs 2 and 3) …

  • 120sticky Cape-gooseberry — liaukingoji dumplūnė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bulvinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Physalis viscosa), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. Piktžolė. atitikmenys: lot. Physalis curassavica; Physalis fuscomaculata; Physalis viscosa angl. grape… …

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