STICK
What does "STICK" mean?
A thin length of wood broken or cut from a tree.
Meanings
- A slender piece of wood, often a branch or twig. The dog brought back the stick and dropped it at her feet.
- A long thin object shaped like a rod, used for a particular purpose. He grabbed a stick of butter and a hockey stick on his way out.
- To attach or become attached as if by adhesive. The label won't stick to the wet bottle.
- To remain, persist, or be unable to move freely. The door tends to stick when it rains.
- To push a pointed object into something. She stuck the pin through the fabric.
Did you know?
- In 2008 a plain wooden stick was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame - beating out dozens of branded toys as a near-universal plaything children have always picked up off the ground.
Word origin
From Old English 'sticca' (a rod or twig) for the noun and 'stician' (to pierce, remain fixed) for the verb, both from a Germanic root meaning to be pointed or to pierce.
Remember it
STICK does what it says: the word will stick in your head because it sounds like the snap of a twig.
A little poem
A branch, snapped and bare-
the child sees a sword, the dog
sees the only world.
haiku
Wordplay
- I tried to catch fog with a stick. I missed - but at least the stick didn't.
What it teaches
The simplest things hold longest: what costs nothing is often what sticks.
Quick facts
What does STICK mean?
A thin length of wood broken or cut from a tree.
Is STICK a valid word?
Yes — STICK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is STICK?
STICK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does STICK come from?
From Old English 'sticca' (a rod or twig) for the noun and 'stician' (to pierce, remain fixed) for the verb, both from a Germanic root meaning to be pointed or to pierce.
What can STICK teach us?
The simplest things hold longest: what costs nothing is often what sticks.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.