Corner
Corner noun - A difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape.
Usage example: the writers have gotten themselves into a corner on that TV show
Sticky wicket and corner are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sticky wicket" instead a noun "Corner".
Nearby Words: cornered, cornering
Sticky wicket
Sticky wicket noun - A difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape.
Usage example: with both sets of in-laws insisting that we spend Thanksgiving with them, we were on a sticky wicket indeed
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Corner and sticky wicket are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Corner" instead a noun phrase "Sticky wicket".
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Sticky wicket and Corner. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/corner/sticky_wicket
Corner & Sticky wicket. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/corner/sticky_wicket>.
Sticky wicket or Corner. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/corner/sticky_wicket.
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