Phrase Hound found 365 phrases and 194 compound words that contain stick. The most common are listed below. Open stick in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 365
- walking stickA tool, such as a cane, used to ease pressure on the legs, and to aid stability, when walking.
- stick outTo protrude.
- memory stickOne of a series of memory devices manufactured by the Sony Corporation ranging in size from a USB drive down to a flash card.
- stick aroundTo stay; to linger; to remain.
- stick upTo rob at gunpoint.
- stick togetherTo physically combine or join together by adhesion.
- hockey stickA stick used to handle the puck in ice hockey, having a flat, angled blade at the end.
- stick to businessTo concentrate on the important matters which are of present concern; to avoid becoming distracted or sidetracked.
- ball and stickA style of handwriting in which the letters are not joined and feature straight lines and circular arcs; block letters.
- stick figureA simple drawing, usually representing a human.
- beer stickA short, spicy, cured meat sausage.
- ski stickA slender stick used by skiers in both hands to improve speed and balance; a ski pole
- stick insectAny of various insects of the order Phasmida that mimic sticks or twigs.
- Thai stickA particularly strong variety of marijuana, originally from Thailand.
- cancer stickA cigarette.
- cheese stickA short, cylindrical, usually individually-wrapped serving of string cheese (or, less commonly, other cheeses).
- fire-stickA gun or cannon, especially a rifle. Originally used by or ascribed to members of non-European cultures or anthropomorphized animals describing firearms.
- tally stickA bone, or piece of wood, on which notches or scores are cut, as the marks of number, for account keeping.
- selfie stickAn extendable monopod arm onto which a smartphone or camera can be mounted in order to take wide-angle photographs of oneself.
- message stickA piece of wood, etched with angular lines and dots, traditionally used by Australian aborigines to communicate messages between different clans and language groups.
- carrot and stickThe simultaneous rewarding of good behavior and punishing of bad behavior.
- pointing stickAn isometric joystick used as a pointing device.
- pogo stickA toy, used for hopping up and down on, consisting of a pole with a T-bar handle at one end, and spring-loaded footpads on the other.
- glue stickA solid adhesive in a twist- or push-up tube, most commonly seen in schools and offices.
- glow stickA single-use translucent plastic tube containing isolated substances which when combined are capable of producing light through chemoluminescence without an electrical power source; used as an emergency light source or in recreational …
Compound words 194
- joystickA mechanical control device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.
- stashA collection, sometimes hidden.
- candlestickA holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
- yardstickA measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.
- slapstickA style of humor focusing on physical comedy, such as slipping on a banana peel, and with foolish characters who get into humiliating situations.
- matchstickA small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.
- drumstickA stick used to play drums.
- broomstickThe handle of a broom (sweeping tool); (sometimes) the entire broom.
- dipstickA stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.
- chapstickSynonym of lip balm: A substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth to relieve chapped or dry lips, angular cheilitis or stomatitis, and cold sores.