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sticks

stick
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stik]
    • /stɪk/
    • /stɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stik]
    • /stɪk/

Definitions of sticks word

  • noun sticks a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab. 1
  • noun sticks a stoppage or standstill. 1
  • noun sticks something causing delay or difficulty. 1
  • noun sticks the quality of adhering or of causing things to adhere. 1
  • noun sticks something causing adhesion. 1
  • verb with object sticks to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle. 1

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Origin of sticks

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English stikke, Old English sticca; akin to Old High German stehho, Old Norse stik stick; akin to stick2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sticks

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sticks popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

sticks usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sticks

noun sticks

  • apple — An apple is a round fruit with smooth green, yellow, or red skin and firm white flesh.
  • apples — well or fine; under control.
  • back of beyond — a very remote place
  • backcountry — an area far from cities and towns that is thinly populated and largely undeveloped; hinterland
  • backwater — A backwater is a place that is isolated.

verb sticks

  • affixes — to fasten, join, or attach (usually followed by to): to affix stamps to a letter.
  • baffles — Plural form of baffle.
  • beetles — Plural form of beetle.
  • catches — Plural form of catch.
  • cements — Plural form of cement.

adjective sticks

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