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# sticky

«sticky» in Mova's school dictionary: **covered with something like glue, honey or syrup that…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (stickier, stickiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Sticky means covered with something like glue, honey or syrup that sticks to things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sticky/#m1)

2) Sticky can mean able to stick to surfaces, like sticky tape or a sticky note. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sticky/#m2)

3) Sticky weather is hot and damp, making you feel sweaty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sticky/#m3)

4) A sticky situation is difficult or awkward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sticky/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons on materials, sticky substances (glue, tape, sap, honey) hold things together. In hygiene, wash sticky hands before touching books or computers. In stories, a "sticky end" means a nasty fate, and a sticky situation is a problem to get out of. Phrases: sticky tape, sticky note, sticky fingers, a sticky situation, come to a sticky end, sticky weather.

### examples

- My hands are sticky from the honey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sticky/#x1)
- Hold the picture with sticky tape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sticky/#x2)
- Write the reminder on a sticky note. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sticky/#x3)
- It was a hot, sticky summer night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sticky/#x4)
- The floor was sticky where the juice spilled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sticky/#x5)
- We were in a sticky situation when the bus left without us. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sticky/#x6)
- Spider webs are sticky to catch insects. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sticky/#x7)
- They could not pull their feet out of the sticky mass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sticky/#x8)

### note

Comparatives: stickier, stickiest (y to i). Noun: stickiness; verb: stick (stick, stuck). "Sticky fingers" can also mean someone who steals.

### In the corpora

- [An echidna has no teeth and catches ants and termites with a long sticky tongue after breaking into their nests with strong claws.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/43-platypus-and-echidna/13/)
- [The nose warms and moistens air, and its hairs and sticky mucus catch dust and germs before they reach the lungs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/66-lungs-and-breathing/12/)
- [Reptiles are full of such tricks, from dropping tails to sticky toes that walk up glass.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/329-tortoises-lizards-and-geckos-as-pets-heat-light-and-washing-hands/5/)
- ["Sticky fingers" means a habit of stealing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/27-crime-prison-and-police/22/)
- [Ants come into kitchens for food, so you clean up crumbs and sticky spills.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/68-chickens-goats-and-little-creatures/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sticky» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sticky/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.