| Main Entry: | stick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pole, often wooden |
Synonyms: |
bar, bat, baton, billet, birch, bludgeon, board, branch, cane, club, cudgel, drumstick, ferrule, ingot, mast, rod, rule, ruler, shoot, slab, slat, staff, stake, stalk, stave, stem, strip, switch, timber, twig, wand, wedge |
| Main Entry: | stick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adhere, affix |
Synonyms: |
attach, be bogged down, become embedded, become immobilized, bind, bond, braze, catch, cement, clasp, cleave, cling, cling like ivy, clog, cohere, fasten, fix, freeze to, fuse, glue, hold, hold fast, hold on, hug, jam, join, linger, lodge, paste, persist, remain, snag, solder, stay, stay put, stick like barnacle, stick together, unite, weld |
Antonyms: |
loosen, unfasten, unfix, unstick |
| Main Entry: | stick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | poke with pointed object |
Synonyms: |
dig, drive, gore, impale, insert, jab, penetrate, pierce, pin, plunge, prod, puncture, ram, run, sink, spear, stab, thrust, transfix |
| Main Entry: | stick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | position, lay |
Synonyms: |
deposit, drop, establish, fix, install, place, plant, plonk, plunk, put, set, settle, store, stuff |
Antonyms: |
displace, remove |
| Main Entry: | stick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure |
Synonyms: |
abide, bear, bear up under, brook, get on with, go, grin and bear it, last, persist, put up with, see through, stand, stay, stomach*, suffer, support, take, take it, tolerate, weather |
Antonyms: |
disobey, forget, refuse |
| Main Entry: | attach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | join, fasten |
Synonyms: |
add, adhere, affix, annex, append, bind, connect, couple, fix, hitch on, hitch up, hook on, hook up, latch onto, link, make fast, prefix, rivet, secure, slap on, stick, tag on, tie, unite |
Antonyms: |
detach, disconnect, disjoin, remove, separate, sever, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | backwoods |
| Part of Speech: | noun, adjective |
| Definition: | forests; land distant from settled area |
Synonyms: |
backcountry, boondocks, frontier, hinterland, interior, isolation, outback, rural area, sticks, terra incognita, timberland, woodland |
| Main Entry: | baffle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perplex |
Synonyms: |
addle, amaze, astound, befuddle, bewilder, buffalo, confound, confuse, daze, disconcert, dumbfound, elude, embarrass, faze, floor*, get, mix up, muddle, mystify, nonplus, puzzle, rattle, stick*, stump, stun, throw |
Antonyms: |
clear up, enlighten, explain |
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rod; straight length of material |
Synonyms: |
batten, billet, boom, crossbar, crosspiece, ingot, lever, paling, pig, pole, rail, rib, rule, shaft, slab, spar, spoke, stake, stick, streak, strip, stripe, stroke |
| Main Entry: | beanpole |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a tall, thin person |
Synonyms: |
beanstalk, broomstick, hatrack, stick*, string bean |