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. |
Slip
(n.) To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping |
Slip
(n.) To slide |
Slip
(n.) To move or fly (out of place) |
Slip
(n.) To depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding |
Slip
(n.) To err |
Slip
(v. t.) To cause to move smoothly and quickly |
Slip
(v. t.) To omit |
Slip
(v. t.) To cut slips from |
Slip
(v. t.) To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound. |
Slip
(v. t.) To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place |
Slip
(v. t.) To bring forth (young) prematurely |
Slip
(n.) The act of slipping |
Slip
(n.) An unintentional error or fault |
Slip
(n.) A twig separated from the main stock |
Slip
(n.) A slender piece |
Slip
(n.) A leash or string by which a dog is held |
Slip
(n.) An escape |
Slip
(n.) A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself |
Slip
(n.) Any covering easily slipped on. |
Slip
(n.) A loose garment worn by a woman. |
Slip
(n.) A child's pinafore. |
Slip
(n.) An outside covering or case |
Slip
(n.) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like. |
Slip
(n.) A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver. |
Slip
(n.) Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools. |
Slip
(n.) Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for handles and other applied parts. |
Slip
(n.) A particular quantity of yarn. |
Slip
(n.) An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair. |
Slip
(n.) An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock |
Slip
(n.) A narrow passage between buildings. |
Slip
(n.) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door. |
Slip
(n.) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity. |
Slip
(n.) The motion of the center of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horozontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed which she would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid |
Slip
(n.) A fish, the sole. |
Slip
(n.) A fielder stationed on the off side and to the rear of the batsman. There are usually two of them, called respectively short slip, and long slip. |
Slip-on
(n.) A kind of overcoat worn upon the shoulders in the manner of a cloak. |
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 |
slip elusion
eluding | the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) |
| slip slip-up miscue parapraxis | a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. |
| Freudian slip | a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals |
faux pas
gaffe
solecism
slip gaucherie | a socially awkward or tactless act |
slip
sideslip | a flight maneuver, aircraft slides sideways in the air |
skid
slip sideslip | an unexpected slide |
| 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 |
access road
slip road | a short road giving access to an expressway, in Britain they call an access road a slip road |
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 |
case pillowcase
slip pillow slip | bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow, the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase |
chemise shimmy
shift slip
teddy | a woman's sleeveless undergarment |
cover glass
cover slip | a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide |
cue
cue stick
pool cue
pool stick | sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards |
| 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 |
noose running noose
slip noose | a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot, it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled |
petticoat
half-slip
underskirt | undergarment worn under a skirt |
| 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 |
| slip slip of paper | a small sheet of paper, a receipt slip |
slip clutch
slip friction clutch | a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great |
slip coach
slip carriage | a railway car at the end of the train, it can be detached without stopping the train |
| slip-joint pliers | pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws |
| slip-on | an article of clothing (garment or shoe) that is easily slipped on or off |
| slip ring | connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine, provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts |
| slip stitch | a loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric, designed to be invisible from the right side |
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 |
strip
slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material |
| 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 |
slickness slick
slipperiness
slip | a slippery smoothness, he could feel the slickness of the tiller |
pin
peg
stick | informal terms for the leg, fever left him weak on his sticks |
| slip of the tongue | an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking |
| big stick | a display of force or power, speak softly but carry a big stick |