stick
stick is a 5-letter English word with 47 senses as transitive verb, noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. Any long and comparatively slender piece of wood, whether in natural form or shaped with tools; a rod; a wand; a staff; as, the stick of a rocket; a walking stick.
- transitive verb. Anything shaped like a stick; as, a stick of wax.
- transitive verb. A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick.
- transitive verb. A composing stick. See under Composing. It is usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills, etc., one made of wood is used.
- transitive verb. A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
- noun. To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast.
- noun. To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger.
- noun. To fasten, attach, or cause to remain, by thrusting in; hence, also, to adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing; as, to stick a pin on the sleeve.
- noun. To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth.
- noun. To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards.
- noun. To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork.
- noun. To attach by causing to adhere to the surface; as, to stick on a plaster; to stick a stamp on an envelope; also, to attach in any manner.
- noun. To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick; as, to stick type.
- noun. To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings are said to be stuck.
- noun. To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem.
- noun. To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.
- intransitive verb. To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall.
- intransitive verb. To remain where placed; to be fixed; to hold fast to any position so as to be moved with difficulty; to cling; to abide; to cleave; to be united closely.
- intransitive verb. To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed.
- intransitive verb. To be embarrassed or puzzled; to hesitate; to be deterred, as by scruples; to scruple; -- often with at.
- intransitive verb. To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.
- noun. threat of a penalty
"the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"
- noun. marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
- noun. an implement consisting of a length of wood
"he collected dry sticks for a campfire"
"the kid had a candied apple on a stick"
- noun. a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
"cinnamon sticks"
"a stick of dynamite"
- noun. a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
- noun. a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
- noun. informal terms for the leg
"fever left him weak on his sticks"
- noun. a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
- noun. a small thin branch of a tree
- verb. be a mystery or bewildering to
"This beats me!"
"Got me--I don't know the answer!"
- verb. saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
"They stuck me with the dinner bill"
"I was stung with a huge tax bill"
- verb. 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"
- verb. stick to firmly
"Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
- verb. pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
"He stuck the needle into his finger"
- verb. pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
"he stuck the cloth with the needle"
- verb. put, fix, force, or implant
"lodge a bullet in the table"
"stick your thumb in the crack"
- verb. fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
"stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"
- verb. fasten with or as with pins or nails
"stick the photo onto the corkboard"
- verb. fasten with an adhesive material like glue
"stick the poster onto the wall"
- verb. cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
"stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"
- verb. stay put (in a certain place)
"We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"
"Stay put in the corner here!"
- verb. be loyal to
"She stood by her husband in times of trouble"
"The friends stuck together through the war"
- verb. be a devoted follower or supporter
"The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"
"She sticks to her principles"
- verb. endure
"The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"
- verb. be or become fixed
"The door sticks--we will have to plane it"
Synonyms
joint, reefer, spliff, joystick, peg, pin, amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stupefy, vex, sting, adhere, cleave
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in stick:
Common word forms
sticks, sticked, sticken, sticker, stickly, stickful, sticking, stickable, stickless
Words from these letters
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