sticking point vs item

item vs sticking point

sticking point and item both are nouns.

sticking point is not an adverb while item is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sticking point	Yes	No	No	No
item	Yes	No	No	Yes

As nouns, item is a hypernym of sticking point; that is, item is a word with a broader meaning than sticking point:

sticking point: a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal
item: an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

Other hypernyms of sticking point include detail, point.

sticking point (noun)	item (noun)
a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal	a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection
	an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
	a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
	an individual instance of a type of symbol
	a small part that can be considered separately from the whole

sticking point (adverb)	item (adverb)
	(used when listing or enumerating items) also

Difference between sticking point and item

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