sticky wicket
sticky wicket noun: a pitch that has become wet because of rain and therefore on which the ball bounces unpredictably.
Noun
sticky wicket (plural sticky wickets)
- A pitch that has become wet because of rain and therefore on which the ball bounces unpredictably.
- Synonyms:
- gluepot, sticky dog
- A difficult or unpredictable situation.
- Synonyms:
- ass in a sling, bind, bucket of syrup, calvary, cauldron, cross, cross to bear, difficulty, dilemma, dire straits
Synonyms of sticky wicket
- gluepot
- sticky dog
- ass in a sling
- bind
- bucket of syrup
- calvary
- cauldron
- cross
- cross to bear
- difficulty
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Forms of sticky wicket
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Questions about sticky wicket
- What does sticky wicket mean?
- Sticky wicket means a pitch that has become wet because of rain and therefore on which the ball bounces unpredictably.
- What part of speech is sticky wicket?
- Sticky wicket is a noun.
- What is the plural of sticky wicket?
- The plural of sticky wicket is sticky wickets.
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