stick
noun
1 stick
An implement consisting of a length of wood.
Roget 975:
scourge,
rod,
cane,
stick;
ratan†,
rattan;
birch,
birch rod;
azote†,
blacksnake†,
bullwhack [U.S.],
chicote†,
kurbash†,
quirt,
rawhide,
sjambok†;
rod in pickle;
switch,
ferule,
cudgel,
truncheon.
whip,
bullwhip,
lash,
strap,
thong,
cowhide,
knout;
cat,
cat o'nine tails;
rope's end.
pillory,
stocks,
whipping post;
cucking stool†,
ducking stool;
brank†;
trebuchet†,
trebuket†.
[instruments of torture: list],
triangle,
wooden horse,
iron maiden,
thumbscrew,
boot,
rack,
wheel,
iron heel;
chinese water torture.
treadmill,
crank,
galleys.
scaffold;
block,
ax,
guillotine;
stake;
cross;
gallows,
gibbet,
tree,
drop,
noose,
rope,
halter,
bowstring;
death chair,
electric chair;
gas chamber;
lethal injection;
firing squad;
mecate†.
house of correction
etc.
(prison)
752.
goaler,
jailer;
executioner;
electrocutioner†;
lyncher;
hangman;
headsman†;
Jack Ketch.
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Roget 701:
bungler;
blunderer,
blunderhead†;
marplot,
fumbler,
lubber,
duffer,
dauber,
stick;
bad hand,
poor hand,
poor shot;
butterfingers†.
no conjurer,
flat,
muff,
slow coach,
looby†,
lubber,
swab;
clod,
yokel,
awkward squad,
blanc-bec;
galoot†.
land lubber;
fresh water sailor,
fair weather sailor;
horse marine;
fish out of water,
ass in lion's skin,
jackdaw in peacock's feathers;
quack
etc.
(deceiver)
548;
lord of misrule.
sloven,
slattern,
trapes†.
amateur,
novice,
greenhorn
(learner)
541.
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Roget 501:
fool,
idiot,
tomfool,
wiseacre,
simpleton,
witling†,
dizzard†,
donkey,
ass;
ninny,
ninnyhammer†;
chowderhead†,
chucklehead†;
dolt,
booby,
Tom Noddy,
looby†,
hoddy-doddy†,
noddy,
nonny,
noodle,
nizy†,
owl;
goose,
goosecap†;
imbecile;
gaby†;
radoteur†,
nincompoop,
badaud†,
zany;
trifler,
babbler;
pretty fellow;
natural,
niais†.
child,
baby,
infant,
innocent,
milksop,
sop.
oaf,
lout,
loon,
lown†,
dullard,
doodle,
calf,
colt,
buzzard,
block,
put,
stick,
stock,
numps†,
tony.
bull head,
dunderhead,
addlehead†,
blockhead,
dullhead†,
loggerhead,
jolthead†,
jolterhead†,
beetlehead†,
beetlebrain,
grosshead†,
muttonhead,
noodlehead,
giddyhead†;
numbskull,
thickskull†;
lackbrain†,
shallowbrain†;
dimwit,
halfwit,
lackwit†;
dunderpate†;
lunkhead sawney [U.S.],
gowk†;
clod,
clod-hopper;
clod-poll,
clot-poll,
clot-pate;
bull calf;
gawk,
Gothamite,
lummox,
rube [U.S.];
men of Boeotia,
wise men of Gotham.
un sot a triple etage [Fr.],
sot;
jobbernowl†,
changeling,
mooncalf,
gobemouche†.
dotard,
driveler;
old fogey,
old woman,
crock;
crone,
grandmother;
cotquean†,
henhussy†.
incompetent
(insanity)
503.
greenhorn
etc.
(dupe)
547;
dunce
etc.
(ignoramus)
493;
lubber
etc.
(bungler)
701;
madman
etc.
504.
one who will not set the Thames on fire;
one who did not invent gunpowder,
qui n'a pas invente' la poudre [Fr.];
no conjuror.
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Roget 727:
arm,
arms;
weapon,
deadly weapon;
armament,
armaments,
armature;
panoply,
stand of arms;
armor
etc.
(defense)
717;
armory
etc.
(store)
636;
apparatus belli [Lat.].
ammunition;
powder,
powder and shot;
cartridge;
ball cartridge,
cartouche,
fireball;
villainous saltpeter"
[Henry IV];
dumdum bullet.
explosive;
gunpowder,
guncotton;
mercury fulminate;
picrates;
pentaerythritol tetranitrate,
PETN.
high explosive;
trinitrotoluene,
TNT;
dynamite,
melinite†,
cordite,
lyddite,
plastic explosive,
plastique;
pyroxyline†.
[knives and swords: list]
sword,
saber,
broadsword,
cutlass,
falchion†,
scimitar,
cimeter†,
brand,
whinyard,
bilbo,
glaive†,
glave†,
rapier,
skean,
Toledo,
Ferrara,
tuck,
claymore,
adaga†,
baselard†,
Lochaber ax,
skean dhu†,
creese†,
kris,
dagger,
dirk,
banger†,
poniard,
stiletto,
stylet†,
dudgeon,
bayonet;
sword-bayonet,
sword-stick;
side arms,
foil,
blade,
steel;
ax,
bill;
pole-ax,
battle-ax;
gisarme†,
halberd,
partisan,
tomahawk,
bowie knife†;
ataghan†,
attaghan†,
yataghan†;
yatacban†;
assagai,
assegai†;
good sword,
trusty sword,
naked sword;
cold steel.
club,
mace,
truncheon,
staff,
bludgeon,
cudgel,
life preserver,
shillelah,
sprig;
hand staff,
quarter staff;
bat,
cane,
stick,
knuckle duster;
billy,
blackjack,
sandbag,
waddy†.
gun,
piece [Fr.];
firearms;
artillery,
ordnance;
siege train,
battering train;
park,
battery;
cannon,
gun of position,
heavy gun,
field piece [Fr.],
mortar,
howitzer,
carronade†,
culverin†,
basilisk;
falconet,
jingal†,
swivel,
pederero†,
bouche a feu [Fr.];
petard,
torpedo;
mitrailleur [Fr.],
mitrailleuse [Fr.];
infernal machine;
smooth bore,
rifled cannon,
Armstrong gun†,
Lancaster gun,
Paixhan gun,
Whitworth gun,
Parrott gun,
Krupp gun,
Gatling gun,
Maxim gun,
machine gun;
pompom†;
ten pounder.
small arms;
musket,
musketry,
firelock†,
fowling piece [Fr.],
rifle,
fusil†,
caliver†,
carbine,
blunderbuss,
musketoon†,
Brown Bess,
matchlock,
harquebuss†,
arquebus,
haguebut†;
pistol,
postolet†;
petronel;
small bore;
breach-loader,
muzzle-loader;
revolver,
repeater;
Minis rifle,
Enfield rifle,
Flobert rifle,
Westley Richards rifle,
Snider rifle,
Martini-Henry rifle,
Lee-Metford rifle,
Lee-Enfield rifle,
Mauser rifle,
magazine rifle;
needle gun,
chassepot†;
wind gun,
air gun;
automatic gun,
automatic pistol;
escopet†,
escopette†,
gunflint,
gun-lock;
hackbut†,
shooter,
shooting iron [U.S.],
six-shooter [U.S.],
shotgun;
Uzzi,
assault rifle,
Kalashnikov.
bow,
crossbow,
balister†,
catapult,
sling;
battering ram
etc.
(impulse)
276;
gunnery;
ballistics
etc.
(propulsion)
284.
missile,
bolt,
projectile,
shot,
ball;
grape;
grape shot,
canister shot,
bar shot,
cannon shot,
langrel shot†,
langrage shot†,
round shot,
chain shot;
balista†,
ballista†,
slung shot,
trebucbet†,
trebucket†;
bullet,
slug,
stone,
brickbat,
grenade,
shell,
bomb,
carcass,
rocket;
congreve†,
congreve rocket†;
shrapnel,
mitraille [Fr.];
levin bolt†,
levin brand†;
thunderbolt.
pike,
lance,
spear,
spontoon†,
javelin,
dart,
jereed†,
jerid†,
arrow,
reed,
shaft,
bolt,
boomerang,
harpoon,
gaff;
eelspear†,
oxgoad†,
weet-weet,
wommerah†;
cattle prod;
chemical mace.
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Dutch: stick, stok
Polish: patyk
2 stick
A small thin branch of a tree.
Dutch: rijs, teen, twijg, wis
3 stick
A lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane.
synonyms: control stick, joystick.
Dutch: stuurknuppel, joystick
Polish: drążek sterowy
4 stick
A rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine.
Polish: osełka
5 stick
Informal terms for the leg:
— Fever left him weak on his sticks.
synonyms: peg, pin.
Roget 215:
support,
ground,
foundation,
base,
basis;
terra firma;
bearing,
fulcrum,
bait [U.S.],
caudex crib†;
point d'appui [Fr.],
pou sto [Gr.],
purchase footing,
hold,
locus standi [Lat.];
landing place,
landing stage;
stage,
platform;
block;
rest,
resting place;
groundwork,
substratum,
riprap,
sustentation,
subvention;
floor
etc.
(basement)
211.
supporter;
aid
etc.
707;
prop,
stand,
anvil,
fulciment†;
cue rest,
jigger;
monkey;
stay,
shore,
skid,
rib,
truss,
bandage;
sleeper;
stirrup,
stilts,
shoe,
sole,
heel,
splint,
lap,
bar,
rod,
boom,
sprit†,
outrigger;
ratlings†.
staff,
stick,
crutch,
alpenstock,
baton,
staddle†;
bourdon†,
cowlstaff†,
lathi†,
mahlstick†.
post,
pillar,
shaft,
thill†,
column,
pilaster;
pediment,
pedicle;
pedestal;
plinth,
shank,
leg,
socle†,
zocle†;
buttress,
jamb,
mullion,
abutment;
baluster,
banister,
stanchion;
balustrade;
headstone;
upright;
door post,
jamb,
door jamb.
frame,
framework;
scaffold,
skeleton,
beam,
rafter,
girder,
lintel,
joist,
travis†,
trave†,
corner stone,
summer,
transom;
rung,
round,
step,
sill;
angle rafter,
hip rafter;
cantilever,
modillion†;
crown post,
king post;
vertebra.
columella†,
backbone;
keystone;
axle,
axletree;
axis;
arch,
mainstay.
trunnion,
pivot,
rowlock†;
peg
etc.
(pendency)
214†;
tiebeam
etc.
(fastening)
45;
thole pin†.
board,
ledge,
shelf,
hob,
bracket,
trevet†,
trivet,
arbor,
rack;
mantel,
mantle piece [Fr.],
mantleshelf†;
slab,
console;
counter,
dresser;
flange,
corbel;
table,
trestle;
shoulder;
perch;
horse;
easel,
desk;
clotheshorse,
hatrack;
retable;
teapoy†.
seat,
throne,
dais;
divan,
musnud†;
chair,
bench,
form,
stool,
sofa,
settee,
stall;
arm chair,
easy chair,
elbow chair,
rocking chair;
couch,
fauteuil [Fr.],
woolsack†,
ottoman,
settle,
squab,
bench;
aparejo†,
faldstool†,
horn;
long chair,
long sleeve chair,
morris chair;
lamba chauki†,
lamba kursi†;
saddle,
pannel†,
pillion;
side saddle,
pack saddle;
pommel.
bed,
berth,
pallet,
tester,
crib,
cot,
hammock,
shakedown,
trucklebed†,
cradle,
litter,
stretcher,
bedstead;
four poster,
French bed,
bunk,
kip,
palang†;
bedding,
bichhona,
mattress,
paillasse†;
pillow,
bolster;
mat,
rug,
cushion.
footstool,
hassock;
tabouret†;
tripod,
monopod.
Atlas,
Persides,
Atlantes†,
Caryatides,
Hercules.
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Dutch: staak
Polish: giczoł, gira, kopyto, kulas, kulfon
6 stick
A long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball.
Dutch: stok
7 stick
A long thin implement resembling a length of wood.
Polish: laska
8 stick
Marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking.
synonyms: joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff.
Dutch: joint, marihuanasigaret, reefer, stick, stickie, stikkie
Polish: skręt, joint
9 stick
verb
1 stick
Put, fix, force, or implant:
— Stick your thumb in the crack.
synonyms: deposit, lodge, wedge.
Roget 327:
be tenacious
etc.
adj.;
resist fracture.
grip,
grasp,
stick
(cohesion)
46.
Roget 260:
open,
ope†,
gape,
yawn,
bilge;
fly open.
perforate,
pierce,
empierce†,
tap,
bore,
drill;
mine
etc.
(scoop out)
252;
tunnel;
transpierce†,
transfix;
enfilade,
impale,
spike,
spear,
gore,
spit,
stab,
pink,
puncture,
lance,
stick,
prick,
riddle,
punch;
stave in.
cut a passage through;
make way for,
make room for.
uncover,
unclose,
unrip†;
lay open,
cut open,
rip open,
throw open,
pop open,
blow open,
pry open,
tear open,
pull open.
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2 stick
Stay put (in a certain place):
— Stick around and you will learn something!.
synonyms: stay, stay put, stick around.
Roget 265:
be quiescent
etc.
adj.;
stand still,
lie still;
keep quiet,
repose,
hold the breath.
remain,
stay;
stand,
lie to,
ride at anchor,
remain in situ,
tarry,
mark time;
bring to,
heave to,
lay to;
pull up,
draw up;
hold,
halt;
stop,
stop short;
rest,
pause,
anchor;
cast to an anchor,
come to an anchor;
rest on one's oars;
repose on one's laurels,
take breath;
stop
etc.
(discontinue)
142.
stagnate;
quieta non movere [Lat.];
let alone;
abide,
rest and be thankful;
keep within doors,
stay at home,
go to bed.
dwell
etc.
(be present)
186;
settle
etc.
(be located)
184;
alight
etc.
(arrive)
292;
stick,
stick fast;
stand like a post;
not stir a peg,
not stir a step;
be at a stand
etc.
n..
quell,
becalm,
hush,
stay,
lull to sleep,
lay an embargo on.
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Roget 142:
cease,
discontinue,
desist,
stay,
halt;
break off,
leave off;
hold,
stop,
pull up,
stop short;
stick,
hang fire;
halt;
pause,
rest;
burn out,
blow out,
melt down.
have done with,
give over,
surcease,
shut up shop;
give up
etc.
(relinquish)
624.
hold one's hand,
stay one's hand;
rest on one's oars repose on one's laurels.
come to a stand,
come to a standstill;
come to a deadlock,
come to a full stop;
arrive
etc.
292;
go out,
die away;
wear away,
wear off;
pass away
etc.
(be past)
122;
be at an end;
disintegrate,
self-destruct.
intromit,
interrupt,
suspend,
interpel†;
intermit,
remit;
put an end to,
put a stop to,
put a period to;
derail;
turn off,
switch off,
power down,
deactivate,
disconnect;
bring to a stand,
bring to a standstill;
stop,
cut short,
arrest,
stem the tide,
stem the torrent;
pull the check-string,
pull the plug on.
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3 stick
4 stick
5 stick
6 stick
Be a devoted follower or supporter:
— She sticks to her principles.
synonym: adhere.
7 stick
8 stick
Cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface.
9 stick
Fasten with an adhesive material like glue.
10 stick
Fasten with or as with pins or nails.
11 stick
Fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something.
12 stick
Pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument.
13 stick
Pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed.
14 stick
Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation.
synonyms: adhere, cleave, cling, cohere.
Roget 46:
cohere,
adhere,
stick,
cling,
cleave,
hold,
take hold of,
hold fast,
close with,
clasp,
hug;
grow together,
hang together;
twine round
etc.
(join)
43.
stick like a leech,
stick like wax;
stick close;
cling like ivy,
cling like a bur;
adhere like a remora,
adhere like Dejanira's shirt.
glue;
agglutinate,
conglutinate†;
cement,
lute,
paste,
gum;
solder,
weld;
cake,
consolidate
etc.
(solidify)
321;
agglomerate.
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Dutch: vasthouden, klampen, klemmen, kleven, klitten, pakken, plakken
15 stick
Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous.
synonym: sting.
16 stick
Be a mystery or bewildering to.
synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stupefy, vex ... show more.
Dutch: verbluffen, verlegenheid, verstomd doen staan
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