STICKY WICKET

Meaning of STICKY WICKET in English

Function: noun

Date: 1882

: a difficult or delicate problem or situation

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STICKY WICKET — noun Date: 1882 a difficult or delicate problem or situation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STICKY WICKET — noun : a difficult or delicate problem or situation
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STICKY WICKET — 1. Cricket. the area of ground around a wicket when it is tacky because of recent rain and therefore does …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STICKY WICKET — Date: 1882 : a difficult or delicate problem or situation
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STICKY WICKET — [sticky wicket] n (1926): a difficult or delicate problem or situation
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STICKY WICKET
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STICKY WICKET — Noun. A difficult situation. Cf. Bat on a sticky wicket.
Slang English vocab
WICKET — portette; (cricket) wicket
English interlingue dictionary
WICKET — noun Etymology: Middle English wiket, from Anglo-French, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse vīk inlet, corner Date: 13th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STICKY — I. ˈstikē, -ki adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: stick (I) + -y 1. : resembling a stick : woody 2. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WICKET — ˈwikə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wiket, from Old North French, of Germanic origin; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WICKET — (n.) The space between the pillars, in postand-stall working.
Английский словарь Webster
WICKET — (n.) A place of shelter made of the boughs of trees, -- used by lumbermen, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
WICKET — (n.) The ground on which the wickets are set.
Английский словарь Webster
WICKET — (n.) A small framework at which the ball is bowled. It consists of three rods, or stumps, set vertically in …
Английский словарь Webster
WICKET — (n.) A small gate by which the chamber of canal locks is emptied, or by which the amount of water …
Английский словарь Webster
WICKET — (n.) A small gate or door, especially one forming part of, or placed near, a larger door or gate; a …
Английский словарь Webster
WICKET — ( n. ) The space between the pillars, in postand-stall working.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WICKET — /wik"it/ , n. 1. a window or opening, often closed by a grating or the like, as in a door, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STICKY — — stickily , adv. — stickiness , n. /stik"ee/ , adj., stickier, stickiest . 1. having the property of adhering, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WICKET — noun Etymology: Middle English wiket, from Anglo-French, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse vīk inlet, corner Date: 13th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STICKY — adjective ( stick·i·er ; -est ) Date: 1731 1. a. : adhesive b. (1) : viscous , gluey (2) : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WICKET — noun the ground on which the wickets are set. 2. wicket ·noun the space between the pillars, in postand-stall working. …
Webster English vocab
STICKY — [sticky] adj stick.i.er ; -est (ca. 1735) 1 a: adhesive b (1): viscous, gluey (2): coated with a sticky substance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WICKET — wicket BrE AmE ˈwɪk ɪt § \ -ət ▷ wicket|s s ▶ ˈ wicket gate BrE AmE ▶ ˈ wicket …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STICKY — stick|y BrE AmE ˈstɪk |i ▷ stick|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ stick|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▷ stick|ily ɪ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WICKET — / ˈwɪkɪt; NAmE / noun ( in cricket ) 1. either of the two sets of three vertical sticks (called …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STICKY — / ˈstɪki; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( stick·ier , sticki·est ) 1. made of or covered in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WICKET — wick ‧ et /ˈwɪkət, ˈwɪkɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old North French ; Origin: wiket …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STICKY — stick ‧ y /ˈstɪki/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative stickier , superlative stickiest ) [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WICKET — n. 1 Cricket a a set of three stumps with the bails in position defended by a batsman. b the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STICKY — adj. (stickier, stickiest) 1 tending or intended to stick or adhere. 2 glutinous, viscous. 3 (of the weather) humid. 4 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WICKET — n. 1 Cricket a a set of three stumps with the bails in position defended by a batsman. b the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STICKY — adj. (stickier, stickiest) 1 tending or intended to stick or adhere. 2 glutinous, viscous. 3 (of the weather) humid. 4 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WICKET — n.1 Cricket a a set of three stumps with the bails in position defended by a batsman. b the ground …
Oxford English vocab
STICKY — adj. (stickier, stickiest) 1. tending or intended to stick or adhere. 2 glutinous, viscous. 3 (of the weather) humid. 4 …
Oxford English vocab
WICKET — ( wickets) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. In cricket, a wicket …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STICKY — ( stickier, stickiest) 1. A sticky substance is soft, or thick and liquid, and can stick to other things. Sticky …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STICKY — (stickier, stickiest) 1. A ~ substance is soft, or thick and liquid, and can stick to other things. Sticky things …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WICKET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES wicket gate wicket keeper COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE sticky ▪ When full-blown free trade …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STICKY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES sticky note COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB very ▪ When full-blown free trade eventually comes, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WICKET — [noun] [C] - (in cricket) a set of three vertical sticks with two small pieces of wood balanced across the …
Cambridge English vocab
STICKY — [adjective] -ier, -iestSticky means being, made of, or covered with a substance that stays fixed to any surface it touches.Don't …
Cambridge English vocab
STICKY — negative adjective with a variety of meanings Example: if a friend is being lame or in anyway disagreeable... why you …
Slang English vocab
STICKY — adj. Function: adjective 1 having the quality of sticking by or as if by adhesion FF1C; sticky syrup FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STICKY — adj. 25B6; adjective sticky tape : (SELF-)ADHESIVE, gummed; technical adherent. sticky clay : GLUTINOUS, viscous, viscid, ropy; gluey, tacky, gummy, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STICKY — adj. 1 gluey, gummy, viscous, tacky, glutinous, viscid, Colloq gooey Children, please keep your sticky fingers off the car windows …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WICKET — сущ. 1) калитка Syn : gate 2) турникет 3) шлюзы 4) воротца (в крикете) 5) задвижное окошко (кассы и т.д.) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STICKY — прил. 1) клейкий, липкий Syn : adhesive 2) разг. несговорчивый; придирчивый 3) жаркий и влажный Syn : humid 4) разг. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WICKET — n 1. калитка 2. (задвижное) окошко ( кассы и т. п. ) 3. турникет 4. воротца ( в крикете; амер. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STICKY — sticky.ogg ʹstıkı a 1. липкий, клейкий sticky hands - липкие или потные руки sticky road - вязкая дорога 2. разг. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WICKET — 1) гидр. плоский поворотный затвор 2) калитка 3) огнеупорная заслонка ( смотрового окна печи ) • - checker wicket - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WICKET — 1) гидр. плоский поворотный затвор 2) калитка 3) огнеупорная заслонка (смотрового окна печи) • - checker wicket - slag wicket
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WICKET — wicket сущ.1) калитка Now Saint Peter at Heaven's wicket seems to wait them with his keys. — Кажется, что теперь …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WICKET — n 1. калитка 2. (задвижное) окошко ( кассы и т. п. ) 3. турникет 4. воротца ( в крикете; амер. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STICKY — a 1. липкий, клейкий sticky hands - липкие или потные руки sticky road - вязкая дорога 2. разг. жаркий и …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WICKET — сущ. 1) калитка Now Saint Peter at Heaven's wicket seems to wait them with his keys. — Кажется, что теперь …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STICKY — прил. 1) клейкий, липкий; вязкий; тягучий ( тж. перен. ) sticky substance — клейкое вещество Syn: adhesive , viscid , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WICKET — сущ. 1) калитка Now Saint Peter at Heaven's wicket seems to wait them with his keys. — Кажется, что теперь святой Петр …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
STICKY — прил. 1) клейкий, липкий; вязкий; тягучий (тж. перен.) sticky substance — клейкое вещество Syn: adhesive, viscid, glutinous 2) перен. сентиментальный, слезливый, слащавый sticky names — чересчур …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
STICKY — _a. 1> липкий, клейкий 2> _собир. несговорчивый 3> жаркий и влажный 4> _собир. очень неприятный; he will come to a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
STICKY — a. 1. липкий, клейкий 2. собир. несговорчивый 3. жаркий и влажный 4. собир. очень неприятный; he will come to a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
STICKY — _a. 1> липкий, клейкий 2> _разг. несговорчивый 3> жаркий и влажный 4> _разг. очень неприятный; he will come to a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
STICKY — adj infml 1) He was a bit sticky about it — Он был на этот счет не очень сговорчив The bank manager was …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов

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