A Quick and Simple Dictionary

sticky

1. Adjective.  Able or likely to stick.
2. Adjective.  Potentially difficult to escape from.
3. Adjective.  (computing, informal) Persistent.
4. Adjective.  (computing, of a window) Appearing on all virtual desktops.
5. Adjective.  (internet, of threads on a bulletin board) Fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
6. Adjective.  (internet, of a website) Compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving.
7. Adjective.  Of weather, hot and wind-less and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating.
8. Noun.  A sticky note, such as a post-it note.
9. Noun.  (manufacturing) A small adhesive particle found in wastepaper.
10. Verb.  (context, internet) to fix a thread at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.