Adder's-tongue (n.) A genus of ferns (Ophioglossum), whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue. |
Adder's-tongue (n.) The yellow dogtooth violet. |
Bird's-tongue (n.) The knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare). |
Deer's-tongue (n.) A plant (Liatris odoratissima) whose fleshy leaves give out a fragrance compared to vanilla. |
Dog's-tongue (n.) Hound's-tongue. |
Double-tongue (n.) Deceit |
Earth-tongue (n.) A fungus of the genus Geoglossum. |
Hart-tongue (n.) A common British fern (Scolopendrium vulgare), rare in America. |
Hart-tongue (n.) A West Indian fern, the Polypodium Phyllitidis of Linnaeus. It is also found in Florida. |
Hound's-tongue (n.) A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also dog's-tongue. |
Long-tongue (n.) The wryneck. |
Mahl-stick (n.) See Maul-stick. |
Maul-stick (n.) A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while working. |
Pig-sticking (n.) Boar hunting |
Poking-stick (n.) A small stick or rod of steel, formerly used in adjusting the plaits of ruffs. |
Snake's-tongue (n.) Same as Adder's-tongue. |
Stick (v. t.) A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub |
Stick (v. t.) Any long and comparatively slender piece of wood, whether in natural form or shaped with tools |
Stick (v. t.) Anything shaped like a stick |
Stick (v. t.) A derogatory expression for a person |
Stick (v. t.) A composing stick. See under Composing. It is usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills, etc., one made of wood is used. |
Stick (v. t.) A thrust with a pointed instrument |
Stuck (imp. & p. p.) of Stick |
Sticking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stick |
Stick (n.) To penetrate with a pointed instrument |
Stick (n.) To cause to penetrate |
Stick (n.) To fasten, attach, or cause to remain, by thrusting in |
Stick (n.) To set |
Stick (n.) To set with something pointed |
Stick (n.) To fix on a pointed instrument |
Stick (n.) To attach by causing to adhere to the surface |
Stick (n.) To compose |
Stick (n.) To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings are said to be stuck. |
Stick (n.) To cause to stick |
Stick (n.) To impose upon |
Stick (v. i.) To adhere |
Stick (v. i.) To remain where placed |
Stick (v. i.) To be prevented from going farther |
Stick (v. i.) To be embarrassed or puzzled |
Stick (v. i.) To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation. |
Sticking () a. & n. from Stick, v. |
Stick-lac (n.) See the Note under Lac. |
Stick-seed (n.) A plant (Echinospermum Lappula) of the Borage family, with small blue flowers and prickly nutlets. |
Stick-tight (n.) Beggar's ticks. |
Stretched (imp. & p. p.) of Stretch |
Stretching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stretch |
Stretch (v. t.) To reach out |
Stretch (v. t.) To draw out to the full length |
Stretch (v. t.) To cause to extend in breadth |
Stretch (v. t.) To make tense |
reach reaching stretch | the act of physically reaching or thrusting out |
stretching | act of expanding by lengthening or widening |
stretch | extension to or beyond the ordinary limit, running at full stretch, by no stretch of the imagination, beyond any stretch of his understanding |
stretch stretching | exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent |
stretch reflex myotactic reflex | reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled, important in maintaining erect posture |
stick | threat of a penalty, the policy so far is all stick and no carrot |
tongue worm pentastomid | wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth, parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals |
walking stick walkingstick stick insect | any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies |
tonguefish tongue-fish | left-eyed marine flatfish whose tail tapers to a point, of little commercial value |
B-flat clarinet licorice stick | the ordinary clarinet with a middle range |
boomerang throwing stick throw stick | a curved piece of wood, when properly thrown will return to thrower |
bull tongue | a heavy plow with a single wide blade, used chiefly in cotton fields |
clapper tongue | metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side |
cue cue stick pool cue pool stick | sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards |
egg-and-dart egg-and-anchor egg-and-tongue | a decorative molding, a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape |
hockey stick | sports implement consisting of a stick used by hockey players to move the puck |
joint marijuana cigarette reefer stick spliff | marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking |
measuring stick measure measuring rod | measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals, used as a reference in making measurements |
plaster adhesive plaster sticking plaster | adhesive tape used in dressing wounds |
pogo stick | plaything consisting of a pole with foot rests and a strong spring, propelled by jumping |
polo mallet polo stick | a mallet used to strike the ball in polo |
rain stick | a percussion instrument that is made from a dried cactus branch that is hollowed out and filled with small pebbles and capped at both ends, makes the sound of falling rain when tilted, origin was in Chile where tribesmen used it in ceremonies to bring rain |
shooting stick | device that resembles a spiked walking stick but the top opens into a seat |
singlestick fencing stick backsword | a stick used instead of a sword for fencing |
size stick | a mechanical measuring stick used by shoe fitters to measure the length and width of your foot |
standard transmission stick shift | a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal |
stick | an implement consisting of a length of wood, he collected dry sticks for a campfire, the kid had a candied apple on a stick |
stick | a long thin implement resembling a length of wood, cinnamon sticks, a stick of dynamite |
stick control stick joystick | a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane |
stick | a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball |
stick figure | drawing of a human or animal that represents the head by a circle and the rest of the body by straight lines |
stick horse | a child's plaything consisting on an imitation horse's head on one end of a stick |
stretch | a straightaway section of a racetrack |
stretch pants | trousers made of a stretchy fabric |
swagger stick | a short cane or stick covered with leather and carried by army officers |
swizzle stick | a small stick used to stir mixed drinks |
sword cane sword stick | a cane concealing a sword or dagger |
throwing stick throwing board spear thrower dart thrower | a device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear |
tongue | the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot |
tongue and groove joint | a mortise joint made by fitting a projection on the edge of one board into a matching groove on another board |
tongue depressor | a thin depressor used to press the tongue down during an examination of the mouth and throat |
walking stick | a stick carried in the hand for support in walking |
stretch mark | a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy) |
stretch stretchiness stretchability | the capacity for being stretched |
tongue lingua glossa clapper | a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity |
stretch receptor | a receptor in a muscle that responds to stretching of the muscle tissue |
pin peg stick | informal terms for the leg, fever left him weak on his sticks |
sticking point | a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal |
chiding scolding objurgation tongue-lashingcd | rebuking a person harshly |
slip of the tongue | an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking |