Mahl-stick
(n.) See Maul-stick. |
Maul-stick
(n.) A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while working. |
Poking-stick
(n.) A small stick or rod of steel, formerly used in adjusting the plaits of ruffs. |
Stamp
(v. i.) To strike beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward. |
Stamp
(v. i.) To bring down (the foot) forcibly on the ground or floor |
Stamp
(v. i.) To crush |
Stamp
(v. i.) To impress with some mark or figure |
Stamp
(v. i.) Fig.: To impress |
Stamp
(v. i.) To cut out, bend, or indent, as paper, sheet metal, etc., into various forms, by a blow or suddenly applied pressure with a stamp or die, etc. |
Stamp
(v. i.) To put a stamp on, as for postage |
Stamp
(v. i.) To strike |
Stamp
(v. i.) To strike the foot forcibly downward. |
Stamp
(n.) The act of stamping, as with the foot. |
Stamp
(n.) The which stamps |
Stamp
(n.) The mark made by stamping |
Stamp
(n.) that which is marked |
Stamp
(v. t.) A picture cut in wood or metal, or made by impression |
Stamp
(v. t.) An offical mark set upon things chargeable with a duty or tax to government, as evidence that the duty or tax is paid |
Stamp
(v. t.) Hence, a stamped or printed device, issued by the government at a fixed price, and required by law to be affixed to, or stamped on, certain papers, as evidence that the government dues are paid |
Stamp
(v. t.) An instrument for cutting out, or shaping, materials, as paper, leather, etc., by a downward pressure. |
Stamp
(v. t.) A character or reputation, good or bad, fixed on anything as if by an imprinted mark |
Stamp
(v. t.) Make |
Stamp
(v. t.) A kind of heavy hammer, or pestle, raised by water or steam power, for beating ores to powder |
Stamp
(v. t.) A half-penny. |
Stamp
(v. t.) Money, esp. paper money. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
philately
stamp collecting
stamp collection | the collection and study of postage stamps |
| rubber stamp | routine authorization of an action without questions |
| stick | threat of a penalty, the policy so far is all stick and no carrot |
walking stick
walkingstick
stick insect | any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies |
| battery stamp battery | a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores |
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 |
cue
cue stick
pool cue
pool stick | sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards |
handstamp
rubber stamp | a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand |
| 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 |
pad inkpad
inking pad
stamp pad | a block of absorbent material saturated with ink, used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp |
| 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 |
seal
stamp | a device incised to make an impression, used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents |
| 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 |
| stamp | a block or die used to imprint a mark or design |
| stamp pestle | machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores |
| stamp album | an album for stamps |
stamp mill
stamping mill | a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps |
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 |
| 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 |
| walking stick | a stick carried in the hand for support in walking |
pin
peg
stick | informal terms for the leg, fever left him weak on his sticks |
| Stamp Act | an act passed by the British Parliament in that raised revenue from the American Colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents, opposition by the Colonies resulted in the repeal of the act in |
postage
postage stamp
stamp | a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid |
| trading stamp | a token resembling a stamp given by a retailer to a buyer, the token is redeemable for articles on a special list |
stamp
impression | a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving, he put his stamp on the envelope |
revenue stamp
stamp | a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid |
| big stick | a display of force or power, speak softly but carry a big stick |
fish stick
fish finger | a long fillet of fish breaded and fried |
breadstick
bread-stick | a crisp stick-shaped roll, often served with soup |
| celery stick | celery stalks cut into small sticks |
| carrot stick | a stick of carrot eaten raw |
| stick cinnamon | dried rolled strips of cinnamon bark |
| stick | a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine |
| stamp collection | a collection of stamps |