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{
"term": "sticky",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "made of or covered in a substance that sticks to things that touch it",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "sticky fingers covered in jam"
},
{
"text": "There's a dish of mango with sweet sticky rice."
},
{
"text": "Stir in the milk to make a soft but not sticky dough."
},
{
"text": "Her arms were covered in a sticky substance that could only be blood."
},
{
"text": "It was covered in a really sticky mess."
},
{
"text": "The paint was still slightly sticky."
},
{
"text": "The rubber's gone all sticky."
},
{
"text": "The white paint was still fresh and sticky to the touch."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "become"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["with"],
"phrases": ["hot and sticky"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "with glue (= a sticky substance) on one side so that you can stick it to a surface",
"examples": [
{
"text": "sticky tape"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "hot and slightly wet",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a sticky, humid afternoon"
},
{
"text": "The air was hot and sticky."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "become"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["with"],
"phrases": ["hot and sticky"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "feeling hot and uncomfortable",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She felt hot and sticky after six hours on the bus."
}
],
"synonyms": "sweaty"
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "difficult or unpleasant",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I always seem to get into sticky situations on holiday."
},
{
"text": "Their relationship is **going through a sticky patch** and they’ve decided to have counselling."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "so interesting and well organized that the people who visit it stay there for a long time",
"labels": "(computing)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "something unpleasant that happens to somebody, for example punishment or a violent death, usually because of their own actions",
"labels": "(British English, informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He'll **come to a sticky end** one of these days if he carries on like that."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be likely to steal something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a difficult situation",
"labels": "(British English, informal)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈstɪki/",
"audio": "st/sticky/sticky__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈstɪki/",
"audio": "st/sticky/sticky__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}