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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stick

/stɪk/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables
stick
IPA
/stɪk/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Indo-European *stignéh₂- Proto-Germanic *stikkōną Proto-Germanic *stikkô Proto-West Germanic *stikkō Old English sticca Middle English stikke English stick From Middle English sticke, stik, stikke (“branch, twig; kindling; mast; pale; stick, stylus”), from Old English sticca (“stick; peg; beam, rod”), from Proto-West Germanic *stikkō, from Proto-Germanic *stikkô (“pole, stick”), from *stikkōną (“to fix, stick”), from *stikaną (“to stick; to stab”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp; to sting”). Cognates Cognate with Dutch stek (“home, spot; cutting, a leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant”), German Stecken (“stick”), Vilamovian śtakia (“stick”); also Cornish wosa (“after”), Welsh wedi (“past (time); after”), Latin instigo (“to stimulate”), Ancient Greek στῐ́ζω (stĭ́zō, “to tattoo; to mark; to punctuate”), Central Kurdish تێژ (têj), تیژ (tîj, “sharp; hot, spicy”), Northern Kurdish tîj, tûj (“sharp; hot, spicy; severe”), Ossetian цыхт (cyxt, “cheese”), Persian تیز (tēz / tiz, “sharp; pungent; shrill; piercing; penetrating; nimble, swift; smart”), Sanskrit तेज॑ते (téjate, “to be or become sharp; to activate, energize”). Related to stigma.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *(s)teyg-, sticke, sticca, *stikkō, *stikkô, stiken

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /stɪk/
  • British English: /stɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sticks (plural) sticke (alternative, obsolete) sticks (present, singular) sticking (participle, present) sticked (participle, past) sticked (past) stuck (participle, past) stuck (past) sticked (archaic, participle) sticked (archaic, past) sticker (comparative) stickest (superlative)

Derived Forms

backstick bangstick billystick bloodstick boomstick breadstick broomstick candlestick catstick chainsticks chamberstick chapstick

Phrases

analog stick a stick in a bundle cannot be broken a stick in a bundle is unbreakable ball and stick ball-and-stick model balloon stick bean-stick beat off with a stick

Frequently Paired Words

handle bone tree sceptre string tube carrot stick in one's craw

Synonyms

branch twig rice kindling brush two by four cane walking stick piece item joint reefer

Homonyms

stich

Rhymes With

pick quick sick click kick dick non-stick nick trick thick rick brick

Questions

How do you pronounce stick?
The recorded pronunciation is /stɪk/.
What does stick mean?
An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.
Where does stick come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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