单词 | stick-in-the-muds |
释义 | stick2 /stik/transitive verb (pat stuck, Scot stack; pap stuck, Scot stickˈit)
ORIGIN: OE stician; cf stick1, stitch stickabilˈity noun (informal; facetious) The ability to stick at something, persistence, perseverance stickˈer noun
To apply stickers (gummed labels) to stickˈily adverb stickˈiness noun stickˈing noun and adjective stickˈy adjective
To make sticky noun (pl stickˈies)An adhesive label or note stickˈing-plaster noun An adhesive plaster for covering wounds stickˈing-point or stickˈing-place noun The point beyond which a thing cannot proceed stickˈ-in-the-mud noun An old fogey (also adjective) stickit minister noun (Scot) A licentiate who never gets a pastoral charge stickˈjaw noun A stodgy pudding or sweetmeat stick pin noun (US) A tie-pin stickˈseed noun A plant of the borage family with barbed seeds stickˈ-up noun
stickˈweed noun Any plant with clinging seeds, esp ragweed stickˈybeak noun (Aust and NZ informal) A Nosey Parker intransitive verb To pry sticky end noun An unpleasant end, disaster sticky ends plural noun Single-stranded ends of DNA that has been cut with a restriction endonuclease, able to pair with complementary ends on, and thus joining, other fragments stickˈy-fingˈered adjective (informal) Prone to pilfering sticky wicket noun A difficult situation to cope with sticky willie noun (Scot) Cleavers (qv under cleave2) stuck-upˈ adjective Self-importantly aloof get stuck in (or into) (informal) To deal with, consume, attack in a vigorous, aggressive, eager, etc manner stick around (informal) To remain or linger stick at
stick by To be firm in supporting, adhere closely to stick 'em up! Hold up your hands (or be shot)! stick in (Scot)
stick in one's throat or craw To be difficult, or against one's conscience, for one to countenance stick it to
stick one's neck out see under neck stick or snee see snickersnee stick out
stick out for To insist upon stick to To persevere in holding to stick together
stick to one's guns see under gun stick up
stick up for To speak or act in defence of stick with
stuck for Unable to proceed because of the lack of stuck on (informal) Enamoured of |
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