Phrase Hound found 42 phrases and 34 compound words that contain stump. The most common are listed below. Open stump in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 42
- tree stumpThe stump of a tree.
- up the stumpAt a loss, puzzled, in a bind.
- stump camSynonym of stump camera: a small television camera embedded inside one of the stumps, intended to give a shot of the action as seen by the batsman
- beyond the black stumpIn an extremely isolated place, remote from populated areas; in the middle of nowhere. Typically used to refer to outback areas.
- stump speechA standard speech by a politician running for office.
- take the stumpTo make a series of political speeches, especially to promote a particular cause.
- stump oratorA politician who will speak from any available soapbox about any issue that comes up.
- black stumpAn imaginary marker at the edge of civilised land.
- leg stumpThe stump on the leg side of the batsman's wicket.
- middle stumpthe stump in the middle of the batsman's wicket
- off stumpThe stump on the off side of the batsman's wicket.
- stump cameraa small television camera embedded inside one of the stumps, intended to give a shot of the action as seen by the batsman
- stump grinderA piece of heavy equipment that removes tree stumps by means of a rotating cutting disc that chips away the wood.
- stump-tailed macaqueMacaca arctoides, a species of macaque that is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia.
- up a stumpAt a loss, puzzled, in a bind.
- bleeding stumpA deliberate disruptive or high-profile reduction in a public service, intended to demonstrate the impact of funding cuts and motivate opposition.
- stump upTo pay for something, often with reluctance.
- this side of the black stumpWithin the known world; anywhere.
- stump outTo put (a player) out by knocking down the stump or wicket.
- stump-waterStagnant water from a hollow in a rotting tree stump.
- fourth stumpA position or line one stump's width outside the off stump, i.e. where the wicket's fourth stump would be positioned if it existed.
- stump camerasplural of stump camera: a small television camera embedded inside one of the stumps, intended to give a shot of the action as seen by the batsman
- stump camsplural of stump cam: a small television camera embedded inside one of the stumps, intended to give a shot of the action as seen by the batsman
- stump cutterSynonym of stump grinder: A piece of heavy equipment that removes tree stumps by means of a rotating cutting disc that chips away the wood.
- stump cuttersplural of stump cutter: A piece of heavy equipment that removes tree stumps by means of a rotating cutting disc that chips away the wood.
Compound words 34
- stumpifyTo turn into a stump.
- unstumpableUnable to be stumped; having a solution to every problem.
- stumperyA garden feature similar to a rockery but made from parts of dead trees, especially stumps.
- stumpholeA hole in the ground left when a tree stump is removed.
- stumpieA Manx cat with a short stump of a tail.
- stumpishResembling or characteristic of a stump; short and cut off.
- stumpitisThe inflammation of a stump, especially of the residual appendix after a partial appendectomy.
- stumplandTerrain having stumps of trees as a dominant feature.
- stumplessWithout stumps.
- stumplikeResembling a stump.