fly-paper
Adhesive insect catcher
Flypaper is paper coated with a sticky, often poisonous substance, hung to trap and kill flies.
The word appears figuratively for anything that attracts and holds: The scandal became flypaper for conspiracy theorists.
Also spelled as two words.
Apt to adhere
- tackyVulgar or slightly sticky
- glueyTending to stick
- gummySticky and soft
- viscousThick and slow-flowing
clingy · gooey · adherent · coating · strip · ribbon · resin · mucilaginous
Thing that tempts
- baitLure for prey
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
- attractantAgent that draws toward
- enticementSomething that attracts
snare · pest-control · catch · capture · ambush · temptation · allurement · draw
sticky
Apt to adhere
viscous · clingy · gooey · adherent · coating · strip · ribbon · resin · mucilaginous · tenacious
lure
Thing that tempts
- baitLure for prey
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
- attractantAgent that draws toward
enticement · snare · pest-control · catch · capture · ambush · temptation · allurement · draw · magnet
entanglement
State of being intertwined
stuck · inescapable · predicament · entangle · ensnare · web · morass · mire · bind · tangle
housefly
Domestic dipteran insect
moth · midge · pest · bug · wasp · hornet · yellowjacket · aphid · beetle · ant
fly-paperbug zapper
Device that electrocutes insects
fly swatter · insect repellent · fly spray · insecticide · fly screen
fly-paperinsect repellent
Substance deterring biting pests
citronella · DEET · fly screen · mosquito net
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