stick
Branch from tree
Various meanings of stick cluster around the verb (involving adhesion and continuity) and the noun (denoting long, thin objects), with some overlap among these.
To stick together is to form and maintain ongoing relationships, or (of tangible, nonliving things) to adhere, the way magnets stick together.
To stick something somewhere is to put it there so that it will be stable.
A stick is a long, thin piece of wood, or something like this with a particular purpose and composition (hockey stick, celery stick).
Division or woody limb
- twigSlender woody shoot
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
- firewoodCut logs for burning
- driftwoodSea-delivered shore lumber
switch · sapling · bark · timber · lumber · fallen · deadwood · whittling
Mobility aid for injured
- caneStick for support
- walkingLocomotion on foot
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- propSupport or stage item
brace · lean · steady · balance · mobility · hiking · trekking · pole
Stick for support
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- rodThin rigid stick
- birchPale deciduous hardwood
- paddleFlat-bladed water tool
spanking · caning · whipping · flogging · corporal · discipline · thrashing · lashing
Reference to memory location
- batonSlender rod for leading
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- dowelCylindrical wooden fastener
- rodThin rigid stick
probe · dipstick · stirring · poking · prodding · skewer · kebab · fondue
Organization with membership
- cudgelThick wooden club
- batonSlender rod for leading
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- truncheonShort thick stick
bludgeon · shillelagh · quarterstaff · fighting · bo · nightstick · blackjack · beating
Shared by multiple parties
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- spliffCannabis cigarette, slang
- doobieCannabis cigarette
- roachHardy crawling pest
cannabis · marijuana · toke · ganja · reefer · pinner · bomber · rolling
Stick-and-goal sport
- lacrosseField sport with netted sticks
- poloMounted mallet sport
- puckHockey's rubber projectile
- goalDesired end result
slap shot · field hockey · shinty · hurling · blade · shaft · grip · tape
branch
Division or woody limb
driftwood · switch · sapling · bark · timber · lumber · fallen · deadwood · whittling · snapping
crutch
Mobility aid for injured
prop · brace · lean · steady · balance · mobility · hiking · trekking · pole · crook
cane
Stick for support
paddle · spanking · caning · whipping · flogging · corporal · discipline · thrashing · lashing · beating
pointer
Reference to memory location
rod · probe · dipstick · stirring · poking · prodding · skewer · kebab · fondue · cocktail
club
Organization with membership
truncheon · bludgeon · shillelagh · quarterstaff · fighting · bo · nightstick · blackjack · beating · striking
glue
Bonding substance
attach · adhere · tape · velcro · tacky · gummy · clingy · paste · affix · fasten
joint
Shared by multiple parties
roach · cannabis · marijuana · toke · ganja · reefer · pinner · bomber · rolling · papers
hockey
Stick-and-goal sport
goal · slap shot · field hockey · shinty · hurling · blade · shaft · grip · tape · goalie
manual
Written instructions for use
- gearshiftTransmission selector lever
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- shifterDevice for changing gears
driving · gear · transmission · lever · knob · shifting · standard · console · car · vehicle
carrot
Edible orange taproot
buttons · pipe · corncob · nose · eyes · arms · twigs · frosty · building · rolling
- stick toPersist with something
- stick togetherRemain in alliance
- stick outExtend beyond a surface
- stick withMaintain commitment to
- sticky notesSmall adhesive paper slips
- stick figureSimplified human drawing
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