sticking-place
sticking-place noun: the point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking point.
Noun
sticking-place (plural sticking-places)
- The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking point.
- But screw your courage to the sticking-place,
And we'll not fail.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount... - Old men, who heard it, will still tell you how the reverberating voice made all hearts swell, in that moment; and braced them to the sticking-place.1837, Thomas Carlyle, “September”, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book
- But screw your courage to the sticking-place,
Forms of sticking-place
| plural | sticking-places |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sticking place |
Questions about sticking-place
- What does sticking-place mean?
- Sticking-place means the point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking point.
- What part of speech is sticking-place?
- Sticking-place is a noun.
- What is the plural of sticking-place?
- The plural of sticking-place is sticking-places.
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