Definitions
How to pronounce stick:
Stick - as a noun
An implement consisting of a length of wood
Example: "He collected dry sticks for a campfire"
A small thin branch of a tree
A lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
A rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
Informal terms for the leg
Example: "Fever left him weak on his sticks"
A long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
A long thin implement resembling a length of wood
Example: "Cinnamon sticks"
Marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
Threat of a penalty
Example: "The policy so far is all stick and no carrot"
Stick - as a verb
Put, fix, force, or implant
Example: "Lodge a bullet in the table"
Stay put (in a certain place)
Example: "We are staying in detroit; we are not moving to cincinnati"
Stick to firmly
Example: "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
Be or become fixed
Example: "The door sticks--we will have to plane it"
Endure
Example: "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"
Be a devoted follower or supporter
Example: "The residents of this village adhered to catholicism"
Be loyal to
Example: "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"
Cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
Example: "Stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"
Fasten with an adhesive material like glue
Example: "Stick the poster onto the wall"
Fasten with or as with pins or nails
Example: "Stick the photo onto the corkboard"
Fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
Example: "Stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"
Pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
Example: "He stuck the cloth with the needle"
Pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
Example: "He stuck the needle into his finger"
Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
Example: "The dress clings to her body"
Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
Example: "They stuck me with the dinner bill"
Stick - as an adjective
Likely to stick; sticking, sticky.
Example: "A sticker type of glue. the stickest kind of gum."
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Word Game Points
STICK has a SCRABBLE points total of 11.
STICK has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 12.
STICK has a WORDFEUD points total of 12.
