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PRONUNCIATION OF STICKTIGHT

sticktight  [ˈstɪkˌtaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STICKTIGHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sticktight 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 STICKTIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sticktight

Bidens

Bidens is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. The common names beggarticks, black jack, burr marigolds, cobbler's pegs, Spanish needles, stickseeds, tickseeds and tickseed sunflowers refer to the fruits of the plants, most of which are bristly and barbed, with two sharp pappi at the end. The generic name refers to the same character; Bidens comes from the Latin bis and dens.

Definition of sticktight in the English dictionary

The definition of sticktight in the dictionary is any of various plants, esp the bur marigold, that have barbed clinging fruits.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STICKTIGHT


airtight
ˈɛəˌtaɪt
apatite
ˈæpəˌtaɪt
appetite
ˈæpɪˌtaɪt
biotite
ˈbaɪəˌtaɪt
carbonatite
kɑːˈbɒnəˌtaɪt
convertite
ˈkɒnvəˌtaɪt
enstatite
ˈɛnstəˌtaɪt
haematite
ˈhiːməˌtaɪt
helictite
ˈhɛlikˌtaɪt
hepatite
ˈhɛpəˌtaɪt
hydroxyapatite
haɪˌdrɒksɪˈæpəˌtaɪt
hydroxylapatite
haɪˈdrɒksɪˈlæpəˌtaɪt
magnetite
ˈmæɡnɪˌtaɪt
pegmatite
ˈpɛɡməˌtaɪt
pyrrhotite
ˈpɪrəˌtaɪt
smoketight
ˈsməʊkˌtaɪt
spessartite
ˈspɛsəˌtaɪt
stalactite
ˈstæləkˌtaɪt
steatite
ˈstɪəˌtaɪt
watertight
ˈwɔːtəˌtaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STICKTIGHT

stickle
stickleader
stickleback
stickler
sticklike
stickling
stickman
stickout
sticks
stickseed
stickum
stickweed
stickwork
sticky
sticky blood
sticky end
sticky tape
sticky wicket
sticky willie
sticky-fingered

WORDS THAT END LIKE STICKTIGHT

bright
copyright
eight
fight
finger tight
flight
height
hug-me-tight
lighttight
oiltight
overtight
raintight
sit tight
skintight
sleep tight
steamtight
supertight
tight
uptight
windtight

Synonyms and antonyms of sticktight in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sticktight» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STICKTIGHT

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The translations of sticktight from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sticktight» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

sticktight
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sticktight
570 millions of speakers

English

sticktight
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sticktight
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ستيك تيت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sticktight
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sticktight
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sticktight
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sticktight
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sticktight
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sticktight
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sticktight
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tegang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sticktight
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sticktight
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिकणमाती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sticktight
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sticktight
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sticktight
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sticktight
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sticktight
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sticktight
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sticktight
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sticktight
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sticktight
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sticktight

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STICKTIGHT»

The term «sticktight» is used very little and occupies the 180.895 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STICKTIGHT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STICKTIGHT»

Discover the use of sticktight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sticktight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Vascular Flora of Illinois
Bidens cernua L. Nodding Bur Marigold; Sticktight. June-Oct. Wet ground, including bogs; occasional throughout Ill. (including var. elliptica Wieg. and var. integra Wieg.) 4. Bidens comosa (Gray) Wieg. Swamp Beggar's-tick. Sept. -Oct. Wet ...
Robert H. Mohlenbrock, 2002
2
Veterinary Parasitology
11.28 The sticktight flea, Echidnophaga gallinacea, female head and thorax ( arrow marking angulation of the frons) (after Smart, 1943). Parasite order: Siphonaptera Family: Pulicidae Description: The sticktight flea, E. gallinacea, is a  ...
M. A. Taylor, R. L. Coop, R. L. Wall, 2013
3
Encyclopedia of Pest Management
Oriental rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis), chigoe fleas (Tunga penetrans), European chicken fleas (Cerato- phyllus gallinacea), sticktight fleas ( Echidnophaga galli- nacea), Western chicken fleas (Ceratophyllus niger), and several species of wild ...
David Pimentel, Ph.D., 2002
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The Essentials of Poultry Raising: A Textbook for Vocational ...
315. What to Do for Scaly Leg. Saturate the shank once every ten days with kerosene. Saturate the perch .poles with kerosene or carbolineum. ' 316. Fleas of Chickens. The most common flea is the stick— tight flea. 317. How the Sticktight ...
Benjamin Franklyn Kaupp, 1920
5
Insects and Wildlife: Arthropods and their Relationships ...
The hen flea, Ceratophyllus gallinae, and the sticktight flea, Echidnophaga gallinacea, are important examples of bird-feeding fleas, though like many fleas they also feed on mammals. As we will see in Chapter 11, hen fleas can affect fitness ...
Dr John Capinera, 2010
6
Diseases of Poultry
26.11. Ceratophyllus gallinae, European chicken flea. (Reis and Nobrega) 26.12. Echidnophaga gallinacea, sticktight flea. (USDA) linae larvae develop in the nest material and feed on detritus and undigested blood excreted by the parents ...
‎2009
7
Farmers' Bulletin
... (Euphorbia corollala) Leafy (b\ esula) Spotted (E. maculata) Spurry , corn { Spergula arvensis) Squaw-berry (Rhus trilobata) Starthistle, yellow (Centaurea solslitialis) Sticktight, European (Lappula echinala) Strawberry, wild (Fragaria spp.) ...
‎1972
8
The Star King
Gersen glanced up to see if he could locate the sticktight, without success. “I don't know. He's useful. Incidentally ...” Gersen hesitated, wondering anew as to the ethics of involving Pallis in the sordid affair. “Incidentally what?” “Nothing.
Jack Vance, 1981
9
The Spark of Life
"And how were you waiting here for — " "The answer is very simple, Mr. Madigan: we placed a directional sticktight on your aircraft." I looked at him aghast. "A directional sticktight? On the bubble?" "No, no. On the smaller ship inside the bubble ...
Hayford Peirce, 2002
10
Fleas as Pests to Man and Animals, with Suggestions for ...
The sticktight flea, or southern chicken flea, is probably the most important of our live-stock infesting species. This form attacks a number of different hosts, including poultry, dogs, cats, and some wild animals. As has been stated, the adult fleas ...
F. C. Bishopp, 1915

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STICKTIGHT»

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Sticktight fleas need treatment; keep cat near
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Q: My cat Maui plays outside at night and occasionally comes home with 15 to 20 sticktight fleas on her face and ears. I have been ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
2
Fiction: Someone to Watch Over Me
The only cameras available were too far away so she pushed the button for a sticktight and waited with her heart in her mouth for the screen to change to the ... «Boing Boing, Apr 15»
3
RICHARD FAGERLUND: Fleas come in many varieties; some carry …
Ground-nesting birds, such as quail and chickens, can carry sticktight fleas (Echidnophaga gallinacea), and they will get on pets. They are usually found around ... «Rio Rancho Observer, Apr 13»
4
More profit potential in Southwest tree-hedged pecans
The nuts were graded to separate marketable nuts, sticktights, and pre-germinated nuts. All three categories were weighed. A sub sample of good nuts was ... «Western Farm Press, May 12»
5
Spanish needle a wildflower that's hard to love
Among its many monikers are beggartick, hairy beggar's tick, shepherd's needle and devil's sticktight. Spanish needle is a perennial wildflower with a deep ... «Orlando Sentinel, Sep 11»

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