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sticky wicket

stick·y wick·et
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stik-ee wik-it]
    • /ˈstɪk i ˈwɪk ɪt/
    • /ˈstɪki ˈwɪk.ɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stik-ee wik-it]
    • /ˈstɪk i ˈwɪk ɪt/

Definitions of sticky wicket words

  • noun sticky wicket Cricket. the area of ground around a wicket when it is tacky because of recent rain and therefore does not allow the ball to bounce well. 1
  • noun sticky wicket Chiefly British. a situation requiring delicate treatment; an awkward situation: In telling his wife that he has to be away for a month in Cannes, he'll be batting on a sticky wicket. 1
  • noun sticky wicket a cricket pitch that is rapidly being dried by the sun after rain and is particularly conducive to spin 0
  • noun sticky wicket a difficult or awkward situation (esp in the phrase on a sticky wicket) 0
  • noun sticky wicket the playing area between the wickets when it is damp and hence sticky and slow 0
  • noun sticky wicket a difficult or awkward situation 0
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Origin of sticky wicket

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Sticky wicket

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sticky wicket popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for sticky wicket

noun sticky wicket

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