sticker

sticker
    n 1: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or
         leaf [syn: {spine}, {thorn}, {prickle}, {pricker},
         {sticker}, {spikelet}]
    2: an adhesive label [syn: {gummed label}, {sticker}, {paster}]
    3: a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
       [syn: {poser}, {stumper}, {toughie}, {sticker}]
    4: a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or
       stabbing [syn: {dagger}, {sticker}]
    

Sticker \Stick"er\, n.
   1. One who, or that which, sticks; as, a bill sticker.
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   2. That which causes one to stick; that which puzzles or
      poses. [Colloq.] --Tackeray.
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   3. (Mus.) In the organ, a small wooden rod which connects (in
      part) a key and a pallet, so as to communicate motion by
      pushing.
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   4. Same as {Paster}, 2. [Political Cant, U.S.]
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104 Moby Thesaurus words for "sticker":
      Chinese puzzle, adherent, adhesive, baffling problem, barnacle,
      billhead, book stamp, bookplate, brain twister, bramble, brand,
      brier, bristle, broad arrow, bulldog, burr, cachet, cactus,
      catchweed, cement, check, cleavers, colophon, counterfoil,
      countermark, crossword puzzle, crux, decal, decalcomania, docket,
      enigma, enigmatic question, floorer, glue, goose grass,
      government mark, government stamp, gunk, hallmark, imprint,
      jigsaw puzzle, knot, knotty point, label, leech, letterhead,
      limpet, logo, logotype, masthead, mind-boggler, molasses, mucilage,
      mystery, needle, nettle, nut to crack, paste, perplexed question,
      perplexity, pine needle, plaster, plate, poser, price tag, prickle,
      problem, puzzle, puzzlement, puzzler, question, question mark,
      quill, registered trademark, remora, running head, running title,
      seal, sigil, signet, sixty-four dollar question, spicule, spiculum,
      spike, spikelet, spine, stamp, stub, stumper, syrup, tag, tally,
      thistle, thorn, ticket, title page, token, tough proposition,
      trade name, trademark, trademark name, vexed question, why,
      yucca