Stick

//stɪk//

Word Type

Noun
Verb
Proper Noun
Adjective

The word "stick" can be used as noun, verb, proper noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

carrot

Derived Terms

Chapman stick Chinese fighting stick Christ on a stick French stick Jesus H. Christ on a popsicle stick Poohsticks Sabbath stick Thai stick Tommy Stick USB stick Welsh stick a stick in a bundle cannot be broken a stick in a bundle is unbreakable analog stick ball and stick ball-and-stick model balloon stick bangstick beat off with a stick beat with the ugly stick beer stick better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick better than a poke in the eye with a shitty stick between the sticks big stick bin stick bite stick bougar-stick bug-on-a-stick bully stick button stick cabbage on a stick cancer stick candlestick carrot and stick carrot-and-stick catstick center stick chapstick cheese stick chew stick chewing stick chopstick cinnamon stick cleft stick clue stick cocktail stick composing stick control stick coup stick crabstick crap on a stick cross as two sticks croupier stick croupier's stick curling stick cut one's stick cut stick dandy stick dandy's stick data stick dead stick death stick deep stick devil sticks digging stick dingle stick dipping stick dipstick dirt sticks disco stick dope stick dope-stick dressing stick drive stick drumstick every stick has two ends fair suck of the sauce stick feather stick fight stick fighting stick fire-stick fish stick flat stick flax-stick flower sticks folding stick folding-stick foot stick fortune stick funkstick gas on a stick gearstick get on the stick giggle stick give stick glow stick glue stick goad stick gob stick goon stick gum stick gun-stick gutter stick hair stick heaven on a stick heel stick high-stick high-sticking hit with the stupid stick hockey stick holy crap on a stick honey stick hoopstick idiot stick in a cleft stick in quick sticks in the sticks incense stick it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog joss stick joystick keep one's stick on the ice lacrosse stick ladystick let crazy stick its dick in you let the cobbler stick to his last like a monkey on a stick like breaking sticks lipstick locust stick love stick make a stick for one's own back matchstick measure stick meat stick memory stick mesh stick message stick meter stick metre stick mint stick monkey on a stick monkey stick moon on a stick mop stick mop-stick more than one can poke a stick at more than one can shake a stick at more than you can shake a stick at morning sticks mozzarella stick mud sticks musicstick musk stick nigger stick nightstick noise stick non-stick nonstick old stick on a stick one can't break a stick in a bundle one can't break sticks in a bundle one cannot break a stick in a bundle orange stick pace stick peppermint stick pica stick pick-up sticks piggy stick pimp stick pipe-stick pixie stick play stick pogo stick pointing stick poking-stick polo-stick pongee stick porridge-stick puffy sticks pugil stick pumpkin-on-a-stick punji stick rabbit stick rainstick rhythm stick rice stick riddle stick router on a stick salt stick satay stick sea-stick selfie stick sex on a stick shake a stick at shave stick shaving stick sherm stick shift stick shimmer stick shit end of the stick shit stick shit sticks shitty stick shoe stick shooting stick short end of the stick sidestick singles stick size stick ski stick snap stick speak softly and carry a big stick splash stick stick 'em up stick a fork in me, I’m done stick a fork in something stick a needle in my eye stick a sock in it stick and carrot stick around stick at stick at nothing stick boy stick bug stick by stick by one's guns stick chart stick clip stick deodorant stick down stick fat stick figure stick frog stick in one's gizzard stick in someone's craw stick in someone's gullet stick in someone's throat stick in the mud stick insect stick it stick it out stick it to stick it to the man stick letter stick like shit stick like shit to a blanket stick note stick nudger stick of furniture stick of gum stick on stick one on stick one's dick in crazy stick one's foot in it stick one's foot in one's mouth stick one's head in the sand stick one's nose in stick one's nose into stick one's tongue out stick out stick phone stick plaster stick puller stick pusher stick season stick shaker stick that in your pipe and smoke it stick the knife in stick the landing stick time stick to stick to business stick to one's guns stick to one's knitting stick to one's last stick to one's own knitting stick to one's post stick to one's ribs stick to one's text stick to someone's ribs stick together stick up stick up for stick up one's ass stick up one's butt stick up to stick welding stick with stick-and-poke stick-at-itiveness stick-nest rat stick-on stick-slip stick-thin sticker stickfighter stickfighting sticklac stickless stickman stickpusher sticks and stones sticks and stones may break my bones sticks in a bundle are unbreakable sticks in a bundle can't be broken sticks in a bundle cannot be broken stickshaker stickshift sticktoitiveness sticky stinky stick strike-stick sugar cane stick swagger stick swizzle stick talk softly and carry a big stick talking stick tally stick tar with the same stick tea stick tear stick the moon on a stick throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick throw things at the wall and see what sticks throwing stick thunderstick toddy stick track stick trench stick twin-stick ugly stick up stick up sticks up the stick walk softly and carry a big stick walking stick what sticks whizzing stick would lose one's head if it wasn't stuck on wrong end of the stick yamstick yardstick you can't break a stick in a bundle you can't break sticks in a bundle you cannot break a stick in a bundle you cannot break sticks in a bundle

Distinct From

branch

Etymologically Related To

etiquette stitch

Has Property

long and brittle

Made Of

wood

Not Has Property

alive

Part Of

ice hockey

Receives Action

used as weapon

Related Terms

action adhere adhere to adheres adhesion adhesive aid aircraft and stones arm attach ball bamboo bark baseball baseball bat bat baton be together beating before big big twig bigger bigger twig billiards board bomb bomber branch branch twig branches broken broken branch broken off broken tree broom broom handle brown brown twig bunch bush campfires cane carrot carrot and carrot holder cars cars transmission cast catching chase clarinet composing stick compositor cope and stick corporal punishment criticism cudgel cue cur cutting cylinder dead dead wood device devise difficulty does dog dog fetch dogs dogs catching dogs chase dowel drive eel endure equipment fallen fallen branch fallen twig feeling fetch figure figure ninjas fires firm for hiking for poking for walking forest from tree from trees from wood front frozen furniture gas glue glue action glue does glue job glue result glue things gluey golf club ground gum gum is gummy gummy gluey handle hard hesitate hickory hiking hitting hitting device hitting things hockey hockey tool holder hotdog hotdog on implement in nature inch jam javelin job jockey joystick kindling lacrosse lacrosse equipment land large large twig leafless leafless branch leaves length like like before like branch like glue like twig limb line stick little little branch log long long branch long brown long cane long cylinder long rod long skinny long stem long thin long twig long wood long wooden loyal made made wood manual transmission marshmallow mast memory stick mini mini tree minus minus why narrow narrow branch nature needle needle prick negative ninjas of wood off on branches on ground on tree on trees paratrooper part part tree partner paste persist person piece piece branch piece tree piece wood pinter playing playing ball playing fetch playing swords point pointed pointed branch pointed wood pointer pointy pointy wood poke poke with poking poking device poking things poking tool pole pole like polo pool pool cue pool cur popsicle popsicle handle prick propagate puck punishment puzzle refuse related related glue remain result ridicule roast roast marshmallow rod ruler shaft shape sharp sharp twig shh skateboard skinny skinny branch slat slender slender branch slim small small branch small log small pole small twig small wood small wooden snooker snow snowboard spirit stab staff stay stem stick in one's craw stick one's neck out stick one's oar in stick out like sore thumb stick sling stick to one's guns stick up stick up for stick with sticking sticky stone stone partner stones straight straight wood stuck up stymie succession surfboard switch swords tape tape action thin thin branch thin pole thin wood thrown thrown dog thrust timber toast toast on together tolerate tool traction transmission tree tree arm tree branch tree branches tree limb tree part tree piece tree wood trees truncheon twig twigs two by four understand unpleasant unpleasant feeling utensil vigor walk walking walking aid walking cane walking device walking hitting walking implement walking stick walking thing walking tool walking twig walking utensil walking with walking wood wand weapon whip why with with gum wood wood branch wood dowel wood made wood piece wood pinter wood pole wood rod wood shape wood switch wood thing wooden wooden arm wooden bat wooden branch wooden cane wooden piece wooden pointer wooden pole wooden rod wooden shaft wooden slat wooden staff wooden twig wooden wand wooden weapon woods wrap yard

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