Meaning of stickum | Babel Free
ˈstɪkəmDefinitions
Any adhesive, adhesive residue; any sticky or gummy substance.
Canada, US, countable, informal, uncountable
Examples
“A strip⟳ of muslin swaddles his privates, fixed by means of pine stickum to his belly and buttocks.”
“He had sat next to Cindy returning from the Y and smelled the chlorine on her. A sodden Band-Aid had clung by a few lingering bits of stickum to her knee.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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