a bumper sticker

Meaning

1. 1nouncountable

   a small sign with a message that people stick on the back of a car.

   Grammar: Countable: one bumper sticker, two bumper stickers. Often written without 'a' in general statements.

   Patterns

   • a bumper sticker on something
   • put a bumper sticker on something

   She put a bumper sticker on her car that says 'Save the Bees'.

   You can buy a bumper sticker at the gift shop near the national park.

   His old truck had a bumper sticker from every state he had visited.

Word forms

Common combinations

a political bumper sticker

During the election, many cars had a political bumper sticker.

peel off a bumper sticker

It took me an hour to peel off a bumper sticker from the window.

a funny bumper sticker

My uncle loves a funny bumper sticker about fishing.

a bumper sticker slogan

'Honk if you love pizza' is a famous bumper sticker slogan.

Synonyms and how they differ

decal

A decal is a more general word for any sticky picture or design, not only one for a car bumper.

sticker

Sticker is the short, general word; bumper sticker is more specific about the place and size.

Word family

bumper noun

the bar at the front or back of a car that protects it.

sticker noun

a small piece of paper or plastic that sticks to a surface.

Practice

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