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Sounds | stih'k |
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Rhymes | academic, acerbic, acetic, and 708 more rhymes in ihk at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Implement consisting of a length of wood. |
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Examples | "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick" |
Narrower | bow; club; divining rod, dowser, dowsing rod, waterfinder, water finder; drumstick; linstock; matchstick; maulstick, mahlstick; singlestick, fencing stick, backsword; spindle; staff; stob; swizzle stick; walking stick |
Broader | implement |
Meaning | A small thin branch of a tree. |
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Broader | limb, tree branch |
Meaning | A lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane. |
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Synonyms | control stick, joystick |
Broader | lever |
Meaning | Informal terms of the leg. |
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Examples | "fever left him weak on his sticks" |
Synonyms | pin, peg |
Broader | leg |
Meaning | Marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking. |
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Synonyms | joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff |
Narrower | juke, jook, juke joint, jook joint, juke house, jook house |
Broader | cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag |
Substances | cannabis, marijuana, marihuana, ganja |
Meaning | Threat of a penalty. |
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Examples | "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot" |
Broader | punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation |
Meaning | Fix, force, or implant. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
Model | They stick the books into the box |
Synonyms | lodge, wedge, deposit |
Narrower | redeposit |
Broader | fasten, fix, secure |
Contrary | dislodge, free |
See also | stick out |
Meaning | Stay put (in a certain place). |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "Stick around and you will learn something!" |
Synonyms | stay, stick around, stay put |
Broader | stay in place |
Contrary | move |
Meaning | Cause to protrude or as if to protrude. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
Examples | "stick one's hand out of the window"; "stick one's nose into other people's business" |
Synonyms | put forward |
Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay |
Meaning | Stick to firmly. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
Synonyms | adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick to |
Caused by | affix, stick on |
Narrower | bind |
Broader | attach |
Similar to | cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere |
Nouns | sticker |
Meaning | Be or become fixed. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Examples | "The door sticks--we will have to plane it" |
Broader | be |
Meaning | Endure. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Broader | persist, remain, stay |
Meaning | Be a devoted follower or supporter. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "She sticks to her principles" |
Synonyms | adhere |
Broader | adopt, follow, espouse |
Meaning | Be loyal to. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Synonyms | stand by, stick by, adhere |
Broader | be |
Meaning | Cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it" |
Broader | decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify |
Meaning | Fasten with an adhesive material like glue. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "stick the poster onto the wall" |
Broader | fasten |
Similar to | cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere; stick; stick |
Meaning | Fasten with or as with pins or nails. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "stick the photo onto the corkboard" |
Broader | fasten |
Similar to | stick |
Meaning | Fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress" |
Broader | fasten |
Similar to | stick |
Meaning | Pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Broader | pierce, thrust |
Similar to | stick |
Nouns | sticker; sticker |
Meaning | Pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Broader | pierce, thrust |
Similar to | stick |
Nouns | sticker |
Meaning | Come or be in close contact with. Stick or hold together and resist separation. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP |
Synonyms | cling, cleave, adhere, cohere |
Entails | attach |
Narrower | mold; conglutinate; agglutinate |
Broader | touch, adjoin, meet, contact |
Similar to | adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to; stick |
Meaning | Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody with something |
Synonyms | sting |
Broader | force, thrust |
Meaning | Be a mystery or bewildering to. |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody |
Synonyms | perplex, vex, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound |
Narrower | stump, mix up; riddle; elude, escape |
Broader | confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate |