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English to English noun
| 1 |
an implement consisting of a length of wood |
• he collected dry sticks for a campfire
• the kid had a candied apple on a stick
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| 2 |
a small thin branch of a tree | source: wordnet30
| 3 |
a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane | source: wordnet30
| 4 |
a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine | source: wordnet30
| 5 |
informal terms for the leg |
• fever left him weak on his sticks
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a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball | source: wordnet30
| 7 |
a long thin implement resembling a length of wood |
• cinnamon sticks
• a stick of dynamite
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| 8 |
marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking | source: wordnet30 Example:
• the policy so far is all stick and no carrot
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| 10 |
A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber. | source: webster1913 verb
| 11 |
put, fix, force, or implant |
• lodge a bullet in the table
• stick your thumb in the crack
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| 12 |
stay put (in a certain place) |
• We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati
• Stay put in the corner here!
• Stick around and you will learn something!
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• Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
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• The door sticks--we will have to plane it
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• The label stuck to her for the rest of her life
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| 16 |
be a devoted follower or supporter |
• The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism
• She sticks to her principles
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• She stood by her husband in times of trouble
• The friends stuck together through the war
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| 18 |
cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface |
• stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it
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| 19 |
fasten with an adhesive material like glue |
• stick the poster onto the wall
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| 20 |
fasten with or as with pins or nails |
• stick the photo onto the corkboard
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| 21 |
fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something |
• stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress
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| 22 |
pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument |
• he stuck the cloth with the needle
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| 23 |
pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed |
• He stuck the needle into his finger
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| 24 |
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation |
• The dress clings to her body
• The label stuck to the box
• The sushi rice grains cohere
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| 25 |
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous |
• They stuck me with the dinner bill
• I was stung with a huge tax bill
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| 26 |
be a mystery or bewildering to |
• This beats me!
• Got me--I don't know the answer!
• a vexing problem
• This question really stuck me
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| 27 |
To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast. | source: webster1913
| 28 |
To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall. | source: webster1913
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