Transcription
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- [stik]
- /stɪk/
- /stɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
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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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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
adjective sticks
- featherweights — Plural form of featherweight.
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