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STICKS Synonyms

There are 78 synonyms of the word sticks. (exact relations)
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batons
nounn
noun

• a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir

• a short stout club used primarily by policemen

• a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority

• a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette

• a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race

canes
nounn
noun

• a stick that people can lean on to help them walk

• a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane

• a stiff switch, used to hit (usually students) as punishment

verb

• beat with a cane

clubs
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

• a formal association of people with similar interests

• stout stick that is larger at one end

• a building that is occupied by a social club

• golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball

• a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it

• a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink

verb

• unite with a common purpose

• gather and spend time together

• strike with a club or a bludgeon

• gather into a club-like mass

cudgels
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a club that is used as a weapon

verb

• strike with a cudgel

planks
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

• an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party

verb

• cover with planks

• set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

• cook and serve on a plank

poles
nounn
noun

• a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

• a native or inhabitant of Poland

• one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions

• a linear measure of 16.5 feet

• a square rod of land

• one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere

• one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface

• a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves

• a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting

• one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated

verb

• propel with a pole

• support on poles

• deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole

rods
nounn
noun

• a long thin implement made of metal or wood

• any rod-shaped bacterium

• a linear measure of 16.5 feet

• a square rod of land

• a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light

• a gangster's pistol

shafts
nounn
noun

• a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)

• a column of light (as from a beacon)

• the main (mid) section of a long bone

• obscene terms for penis

• a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

• a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)

• (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

• a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel

• a revolving rod that transmits power or motion

• the hollow spine of a feather

verb

• equip with a shaft

• defeat someone through trickery or deceit

staffs
nounn
noun

• personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task

• a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose

• the body of teachers and administrators at a school

• building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration

• a rod carried as a symbol

• (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

verb

• provide with staff

• serve on the staff of

staves
nounn
noun

• (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

• one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

• a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

verb

• furnish with staves

• burst or force (a hole) into something

switches
verb, nounv, n
noun

• control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

• an event in which one thing is substituted for another

• hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure

• railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock

• a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment

• a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other

• the act of changing one thing or position for another

verb

• change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence

• exchange or give (something) in exchange for

• lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

• make a shift in or exchange of

• cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation

• flog with or as if with a flexible rod

• reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

truncheons
nounn
noun

• a short stout club used primarily by policemen

twigs
nounn
noun

• a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

verb

• branch out in a twiglike manner

• understand, usually after some initial difficulty

wands
nounn
noun

• a rod used by a magician or water diviner

• a thin supple twig or rod

• a ceremonial or emblematic staff

• a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir

adhere
verbv
verb

• be compatible or in accordance with

• follow through or carry out a plan without deviation

• come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

• be a devoted follower or supporter

• be loyal to

• stick to firmly

cleave
verbv
verb

• separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

• make by cutting into

• come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

cling
verb, nounv, n
noun

• fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

verb

• come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

• to remain emotionally or intellectually attached

• hold on tightly or tenaciously

puzzle
nounn
noun

• a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution

• a game that tests your ingenuity

verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide

stand by
verbv
verb

• not act or do anything

• be available or ready for a certain function or service

• be loyal to

stick by
verbv
verb

• be loyal to

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