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PRONUNCIATION OF STICKING POINT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STICKING POINT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sticking point is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STICKING POINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sticking point in the English dictionary

The definition of sticking point in the dictionary is a problem or point on which agreement cannot be reached, preventing progress from being made.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STICKING POINT

stickful
stickhandle
stickhandler
stickied
stickier
stickies
stickiest
stickily
stickiness
sticking plaster
stickjaw
stickle
stickleader
stickleback
stickler
sticklike
stickling
stickman
stickout
sticks

WORDS THAT END LIKE STICKING POINT

access point
appoint
at knife-point
beside the point
checkpoint
cut-off point
disappoint
joint
midpoint
pick-up point
pinpoint
point
power point
price point
standpoint
starting point
talking point
to the point
try for a point
up to a point
viewpoint

Synonyms and antonyms of sticking point in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sticking point» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STICKING POINT

Find out the translation of sticking point to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sticking point from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sticking point» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

症结
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escollo
570 millions of speakers

English

sticking point
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चिपके बिंदु
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

نقطة الخلاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

камнем преткновения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ponto de discordância
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্টিকিং পয়েন্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

point d´achoppement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Titik melekat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hindernis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

障害
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

난제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Titik cedhak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điểm gắn bó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புள்ளி ஒட்டிக்கொண்டது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टिकिंग पॉइंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düğüm noktası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

punto critico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kłucia punkt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

каменем спотикання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

punct de lipire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κόλλημα σημείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

knelpunt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fast punkt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stikke punktet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sticking point

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STICKING POINT»

The term «sticking point» is regularly used and occupies the 98.244 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STICKING POINT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sticking point

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STICKING POINT»

Discover the use of sticking point in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sticking point and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Sticking Point Solution: 9 Ways to Move Your Business ...
The revolutionary approach to company growth from internationally renowned business consultant Jay Abraham
Jay Abraham, 2009
2
Finding the Sticking Point: Increase Sales by Transforming ...
This brief, incisive, and entertaining book will take you to that place where sales are made with energy and flow.
Brady G. Wilson, 2012
3
The Sticking Point
Leon's new job takes him to a place where he finds more on his colleagues' desks than paperwork and keyboards. An allegorical journey into a world of pain...and ways to deal with it.
Steve Thomson, 2011
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Medical Record
or brace the shell before we can pass some other point which we might call a " sticking point". Let us take an analogy of a different kind. If we apply heat to ice at zero, each addition of heat will raise the temperature of the ice until we get to 32 ...
George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, 1919
5
The Network Challenge: Strategy, Profit, and Risk in an ...
To understand this result—and more broadly to understand the general effect of organizing on strategizing—the concept of an organizational “sticking point” is helpful (Rivkin and Siggelkow 2002). Organizational sticking points are ...
Paul R. Kleindorfer, Yoram Wind, 2009
6
Sticking Point: A Logan Hunter Mystery
Logan Hunter and Gabriel Farris "Crack" McCracken are both messed up, complicated SBI agents who can kick butt, but can Logan conquer grief and work alongside the gorgeous brooding agent she intends to despise forever?
Susan Whitfield, 2014
7
Delinquents and Debutantes: Twentieth-Century American ...
girls' bodies an Using center, sticking point, and kinesphere as descriptive tools, I shall turn to girls' and women's fashions as found in Sears Catalog, 1906-1909, and in particular what these catalogs tell us about how girls were bound ...
Sherrie A. Inness, 1998
8
A Century of Squatting Strength Secrets
The main thing we want to consider is the sticking point and low position as the lifter fights the weight, when the spotters are pressing it down. When the bottom is reached, the lifter should try to drive up from the low position 3 times. Coming up  ...
Dave Yarnell
9
Equator
And when it was discovered what had dragged Blitzo into the altercation, it was no minor sticking point, it was a sticking point majora. A Ruby Schwartz sticking point. It was the globules of intent. Ruby was being globularised by the education  ...
Wayne Ashton, 2010
10
Bullies, Tyrants, and Impossible People: How to Beat Them ...
Again, dorft beat around the bush. just identify a sticking point and theoretically remove it. (Remember, you dorft have to agree to this later. Theoretical is theoretical. not fact or fair accompli.) This approach (temporarily) eliminates a previous ...
Ronald M. Shapiro, Mark A. Jankowski, James Dale, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STICKING POINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sticking point is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Billy Joel Is Alive—And That's the Sticking Point Over Whether to …
Billy Joel has six Grammy Awards, a friendship with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and fans around the globe. But if Democrats in the state Legislature have ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Iran inspections could be sticking point for Democrats in nuke deal
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer said Tuesday that he will not support the nuclear deal with Iran unless it includes "meaningful and effective" methods to verify ... «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»
3
New sticking point in nuclear talks: Iran wants arms embargo lifted
Iran's desire for a quick lifting of United Nations restrictions on its trade in missiles and other conventional arms has emerged as another potential sticking point ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
4
Indigenous recognition sticking point is racial discrimination in …
The treatment of racial discrimination within the constitution remains the main sticking point of a historic national summit on the recognition of Indigenous ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Four sticking points to a GOP defense deal
House and Senate defense committee leaders are set to face off in closed door talks in the coming days over a Pentagon policy bill that could have broad ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
6
Sick notes a sticking point
BEEN to see your health practitioner‚ received a sick note booking you off work and the boss rejects it? Many South Africans consult traditional healers and‚ ... «BDlive, Jun 15»
7
Aid for displaced workers final sticking point in trade talks
But it has emerged as a final sticking point as Congress prepares to vote on a series of trade bills. Story Continued Below. In the current legislation, TAA is paid ... «Politico, Jun 15»
8
The 3 sticking points holding back a Greek deal
Greece needs money to pay its bills. But creditors don't want to fork over more dough until it agrees to difficult economic reforms, which would prove Greece is ... «CNNMoney, Jun 15»
9
RaceDots: A sticking point for runners, cyclists
What a difference a year makes. Pittsford native Jason Berry, 45, who now lives in Arlington, Virginia, has more than doubled his business in its first year. Berry is ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, May 15»
10
Puffy, Feathered Sticking Point of a $612 Billion House Bill
WASHINGTON — Representative Bruce Westerman, an Arkansas Republican, spoke for many Americans this week when he conceded during a House hearing ... «New York Times, May 15»

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