stirring stick

Beverage blending rod

A stirring stick is a slender rod used to mix ingredients in a container—stirring paint, blending cocktails, or dissolving sugar in coffee.

The term is generic, covering everything from wooden craft sticks to laboratory glass rods: Grab a stirring stick from the counter.

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rod · cocktail · cocktail party · blend · wooden · glass · bar · drink · muddle · twirl · spiral · mixing · mixing bowl · spatula · swirl · agitate · cauldron · potion

Categories
Opposites
function/action

stirring stickseparator

Something that divides

strainer · sieve · filter · centrifuge · skimmer

Family

stirring, stick, stir, stirs, stirred, stirrer, stirrers, sticks, sticked

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G