sticking-place

== English == === Alternative forms === sticking place === Pronunciation === === Noun === sticking-place (plural sticking-places) (idiomatic, dated) The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking point. === References === “sticking-place”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)