Examples

"he collected dry sticks for a campfire" "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"

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deposit wedge lodge

Examples

"lodge a bullet in the table"

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joystick control_stick

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put_forward

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"stick one's hand out of the window" "stick one's nose into other people's business"

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bind stick_to bond hold_fast adhere

Examples

"Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

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stay stay_put stick_around

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"We are staying in Detroit we are not moving to Cincinnati" "Stay put in the corner here!" "Stick around and you will learn something!"

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puzzle bewilder baffle mystify amaze pose stupefy flummox nonplus stupify get gravel trounce dumbfound beat vex perplex

Examples

"This beats me!" "Got me--I don't know the answer!" "a vexing problem" "This question really stuck me"

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cling adhere cohere cleave

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"The dress clings to her body" "The label stuck to the box" "The sushi rice grains cohere"

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sting

Examples

"They stuck me with the dinner bill" "I was stung with a huge tax bill"

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"stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"

Examples

"He stuck the needle into his finger"

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nightstick billy billystick billy_club truncheon

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marijuana_cigarette reefer spliff joint

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"The door sticks--we will have to plane it"

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"stick the poster onto the wall"

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"stick the photo onto the corkboard"

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"stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"

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"he stuck the cloth with the needle"

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stick_to stick_with stick_by adhere stand_by

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"She stood by her husband in times of trouble" "The friends stuck together through the war"

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"The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"

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adhere

Examples

"The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism" "She sticks to her principles"

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peg pin

Examples

"fever left him weak on his sticks"

Examples

: "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"