Glass-sponge
(n.) A siliceous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, and allied genera |
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. |
Sponge
(n.) Any one of numerous species of Spongiae, or Porifera. See Illust. and Note under Spongiae. |
Sponge
(n.) The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny Spongiae (keratosa), used for many purposes, especially the varieties of the genus Spongia. The most valuable sponges are found in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, and on the coasts of Florida and the West Indies. |
Sponge
(n.) One who lives upon others |
Sponge
(n.) Any spongelike substance. |
Sponge
(n.) Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the agency of the yeast or leaven. |
Sponge
(n.) Iron from the puddling furnace, in a pasty condition. |
Sponge
(n.) Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked. |
Sponge
(n.) A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped nap, and having a handle, or staff. |
Sponge
(n.) The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, answering to the heel. |
Sponge
(v. t.) To cleanse or wipe with a sponge |
Sponge
(v. t.) To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing |
Sponge
(v. t.) Fig.: To deprive of something by imposition. |
Sponge
(v. t.) Fig.: To get by imposition or mean arts without cost |
Sponge
(v. i.) To suck in, or imbile, as a sponge. |
Sponge
(v. i.) Fig.: To gain by mean arts, by intrusion, or hanging on |
Sponge
(v. i.) To be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by the agency of yeast, or leaven. |
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. |
| sponge bath | you wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub |
| stick | threat of a penalty, the policy so far is all stick and no carrot |
sponge
poriferan
parazoan | primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework, usually occurs in sessile colonies |
| sponge genus | a genus of Porifera |
| glass sponge | a siliceous sponge (with glassy spicules) of the class Hyalospongiae |
walking stick
walkingstick
stick insect | any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| sponge cloth | any soft porous fabric (especially in a loose honeycomb weave) |
| sponge mop | a wet mop with a sponge as the absorbent |
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 |
toilet bag
sponge bag | a waterproof bag for holding bathrooms items (soap and toothpaste etc.) when you are travelling |
| 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 |
| big stick | a display of force or power, speak softly but carry a big stick |
| sponge cake | a light porous cake made with eggs and flour and sugar without shortening |
Madeira cake
Madeira sponge | a rich sponge cake with close texture, intended to be eaten with a glass of Madeira wine |
Victoria sandwich
Victoria sponge | a cake consisting of two layers of sponge cake with a jelly filling in between |
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 |
leech
parasite
sponge
sponger | a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage |
plodder
slowpoke
stick-in-the-mud
slowcoach | someone who moves slowly, in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach |
quick study
sponge | someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily, she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge |
American angelica tree
devil's walking stick
Hercules'lub Aralia spinosa | small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States |
luffa
dishcloth gourd
sponge gourd
rag gourd
strainer vine | any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits, grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge |
loofah
vegetable sponge
Luffa cylindrica | the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit |