slender+stick

  • 11stick — 1. n. 1 a a short slender branch or length of wood broken or cut from a tree. b this trimmed for use as a support or weapon. 2 a thin rod or spike of wood etc. for a particular purpose (cocktail stick). 3 a an implement used to propel the ball in …

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  • 12stick — I. /stɪk / (say stik) noun 1. a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub cut or broken off. 2. a relatively long and slender piece of wood. 3. an elongated piece of wood for burning, for carpentry, or for any special purpose. 4. a rod or wand; a baton …

  • 13Stick — A stick generally refers to a long, slender piece of wood, usually a branch from a tree without the leaves that may be refined.Stick may refer to: *Floorballstick, a small plastic or carbon stick, with a blade, used in floorball *Chopsticks, an… …

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  • 14stick — stɪk n. branch cut or broken from a tree or bush; long slender piece of wood; something which resembles a stick; staff, walking stick v. jab or poke with a pointed object; affix, fasten; cause to adhere; adhere; put in a particular place; remain …

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  • 15stick insect — /ˈstɪk ˌɪnsɛkt / (say stik .insekt) noun 1. any of certain orthopterous insects of the order Phasmatodea, with long, slender, twig like or leaf like bodies. 2. → titan stick insect …

  • 16stick insect — noun a long, slender, slow moving insect that resembles a twig. [Family Phasmatidae: many species.] …

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  • 17joss stick — noun a slender stick of incense burned before a joss by the Chinese • Hypernyms: ↑incense * * * noun Etymology: joss (I) : a slender stick of incense burned in front of a joss * * * a slender stick of a dried, fragrant paste, burned by the… …

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  • 18joss stick — noun Date: 1845 a slender stick of incense burned in front of a joss …

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  • 19joss stick — a slender stick of a dried, fragrant paste, burned by the Chinese as incense before a joss. [1880 85] * * * …

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  • 20joss stick — /ˈdʒɒs stɪk/ (say jos stik) noun a slender stick of a dried fragrant paste, burnt by the Chinese as incense, etc …