This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
sticktight
[ stik-tahyt ]
/ ˈstɪkˌtaɪt /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
any of several composite plants of the genus Bidens, having barbed achenes that adhere to clothing or fur.
any of various other plants having seeds that adhere to clothing or fur.
a seed of any of these plants.
QUIZ
GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!
Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.
Question 1 of 9
Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?
Origin of sticktight
Noun use of verb phrase stick tight
Words nearby sticktight
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
British Dictionary definitions for sticktight
sticktight
/ (ˈstɪkˌtaɪt) /
noun
any of various plants, esp the bur marigold, that have barbed clinging fruits
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012