reproduction procreation breeding facts of life | the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring |
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 |
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 |
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 |
reference book reference reference work book of facts | a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts, he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic |
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 |
plodder slowpoke stick-in-the-mud slowcoach | someone who moves slowly, in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach |
American angelica tree devil's walking stick Hercules'lub Aralia spinosa | small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States |
stick | a small thin branch of a tree |
stick lac | lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried |
joss stick | a slender stick of incense burned before a joss by the Chinese |
insert enclose inclose stick in put in introduce | introduce, Insert your ticket here |
stick to stick with follow c | keep to, Stick to your principles, stick to the diet |
perplex vex stick get a puzzle mystify baffle beat pose bewilder flummox stupefy nonplus gravel amaze dumbfound ca | be a mystery or bewildering to, This beats me!, Got me--I don't know the answer!, a vexing problem, This question really stuck me |
c digest endure stick out stomach bear stand tolerate support brook abide suffer put up bac | put up with something or somebody unpleasant, I cannot bear his constant criticism, The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks, he learned to tolerate the heat, She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage |
stick sting | saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous, They stuck me with the dinner bill, I was stung with a huge tax bill |
stand up stick up | defend against attack or criticism, He stood up for his friend, She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student |
slip in stick in sneak in insert | insert casually, She slipped in a reference to her own work |
cling cleave adhere stick cohere | come or be in close contact with, stick or hold together and resist separation, The dress clings to her body, The label stuck to the box, The sushi rice grains cohere |
affix stick on | attach to, affix the seal here |