Phrase Hound found 236 phrases and 118 compound words that contain sticks. The most common are listed below. Open sticks in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 236
- sticks and stonesEllipsis of sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
- sticks outthird-person singular simple present indicative of stick out: To protrude.
- carrots and sticksplural of carrot and stick: The simultaneous rewarding of good behavior and punishing of bad behavior.
- Pooh sticksAlternative form of Poohsticks (less common)
- pick-up sticksA game in which players attempt to remove sticks from a scattered pile without disturbing any stick other than the one currently being removed.
- sticks to businessthird-person singular simple present indicative of stick to business: To concentrate on the important matters which are of present concern; to avoid becoming distracted or sidetracked.
- flower sticksA set of two hand sticks and a third, softer, high-grip flower stick used for juggling.
- up sticksTo put up the mast of a ship in preparation for sailing.
- analog sticksplural of analog stick: A small potentiometer-based joystick mounted on a game controller.
- bread-sticksplural of bread-stick: A long, very slender loaf of crisp bread smaller than a baguette; for example, grissini from Italy and rosquilletas from Spain.
- cancer sticksplural of cancer stick: A cigarette.
- cheese sticksplural of cheese stick: A short, cylindrical, usually individually-wrapped serving of string cheese (or, less commonly, other cheeses).
- death sticksplural of death stick: A cigarette.
- devil sticksA juggling prop consisting of two hand or control sticks (dowels) and a third larger, hourglass-shaped stick (baton or center stick).
- drum sticksplural of drum stick: A stick used to play drums.
- fish sticksplural of fish stick: A rectangular piece of processed fish coated in breadcrumbs that is cooked by frying or grilling.
- fortune sticksplural of fortune stick: One of a set of numbered bamboo slips that correspond to messages concerning the future, drawn by a supplicant in Taoist divination.
- hair sticksplural of hair stick: A small stick for holding a hair bun in place.
- hockey sticksplural of hockey stick: A stick used to handle the puck in ice hockey, having a flat, angled blade at the end.
- night sticksplural of night stick: A long, narrow, polelike club carried by police and security personnel, for use in self-defense.
- Red Sticksplural of Red Stick: A member of a traditionalist faction of Muscogee Creek people in the American Southeast in the early 19th century, who led a resistance movement against European-American encroachment and assimilation.
- rice sticksplural of rice stick: A single stick of rice vermicelli.
- shooting sticksplural of shooting stick: A walking stick that has a spike at one end, and a handle that unfolds into a simple seat; used as a short-term seat at outdoor events.
- Thai sticksplural of Thai stick: A particularly strong variety of marijuana, originally from Thailand.
- thunder-sticksplural of thunder-stick: Alternative spelling of thunderstick (referring to a firearm).
Compound words 118
- TwixA popular chocolate bar produced by the Mars company, consisting of two fingers of biscuit with other confectionery toppings and coatings (most frequently caramel and milk chocolate).
- PoohsticksA game for two or more players in which each player throws a stick into a river from the upstream side of a bridge crossing it, the winner being the player whose stick emerges first on the other side.
- cleversticksA clever clogs or smart aleck.
- chainsticksSynonym of nunchaku: A weapon originating from Okinawa, Japan, consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord.
- SticksvilleAn obscure or unimportant rural location.
- sticksmanA male drummer.
- joysticksplural of joystick: A 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.
- chopsticksA hand game in which players hold up a number of fingers on each hand and try, through certain moves, to eliminate their opponent's hands.
- candlesticksplural of candlestick: A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
- fiddlesticksNonsense! Expresses dismissal or disdain.