Adhesive vs Sticker - What's the difference?
adhesive | sticker |
Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
Apt or tending to adhere; clinging.
something that sticks
an adhesive label or decal
a brand, label, or company, especially one making and distributing records
a price tag
the listed price (also sticker price)
(informal) a burr or seed pod that catches in fur or clothing
a wooden strip placed between courses of lumber to allow air circulation. (also 'kiln sticker')
(colloquial, dated) That which causes one to stick; that which puzzles or poses.
(music) A small wooden rod in an organ which connects (in part) a key and a pallet, so as to communicate motion by pushing.
(US, politics) A paster.
To apply one or more stickers to (something)
To mark as the sticker price
* {{quote-news, year=2009, date=Februaryruary 28, author=Rita Zekas, title=DecoRita visits West Elm, work=Toronto Star
, passage=Also out of Africa: a huge hammered copper floor mirror stickered at $449. }}
(nonstandard, informal) (stick) (stickier).
As adjectives the difference between adhesive and sticker
is that adhesive is sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances while sticker is comparative of stick (stickier).As nouns the difference between adhesive and sticker
is that adhesive is a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion while sticker is something that sticks.As a verb sticker is
to apply one or more stickers to (something.adhesive
English
(wikipedia adhesive)Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)External links
* *sticker
English
(wikipedia sticker)Etymology 1
From .Noun
(en noun)- When buying a car, know the sticker and the invoice price.
- (Thackeray)
Derived terms
* stickeryReferences
* * *Verb
(en verb)citation
Etymology 2
From .Adjective
(head)- A sticker type of glue that always stays sticky.
