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v. t. - 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. ²
v. t. - 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. ²
v. t. - Anything shaped like a stick; as, a stick of wax. ²
v. t. - A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick. ²
v. t. - A composing stick. See under Composing. It is usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills, etc., one made of wood is used. ²
v. t. - A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab. ²
n. - To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast. ²
n. - To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger. ²
n. - 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. ²
n. - To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth. ²
n. - To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards. ²
n. - To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork. ²
n. - 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. ²
n. - To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick; as, to stick type. ²
n. - To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings are said to be stuck. ²
n. - To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem. ²
n. - To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat. ²
v. i. - To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall. ²
v. i. - 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. ²
v. i. - To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed. ²
v. i. - To be embarrassed or puzzled; to hesitate; to be deterred, as by scruples; to scruple; -- often with at. ²
v. i. - To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation. ²

The word "stick" uses 5 letters: C I K S T.

Direct anagrams of stick:
  ticks

Words formed by adding one letter before or after stick (in bold), or to cikst in any order:
h -   kitsch   schtik   shtick   thicks   r -   strick   tricks   s -   sticks   y -   sticky  

Shorter words found within stick:
cis   cist   ick   is   it   its   kist   kit   kits   si   sic   sick   sit   ski   skit   ti   tic   tick   tics   tis   tsk  

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