walking-stick

  • 51stick insect — stick′ in sect n. ent walking stick 2) • Etymology: 1850–55 …

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  • 52devil's-walking-stick — dev′il s walk′ing stick n. pln Hercules club 2) • Etymology: 1925–30, amer …

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  • 53devil's-walking-stick — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun (plural devil s walking sticks) : hercules club 3 * * * /dev euhlz waw king stik /, n. Hercules club (def. 2). [1925 30, Amer.] …

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  • 54walking — n. & adj. in senses of WALK n. Phrases and idioms: walking delegate a trade union official who visits members and their employers for discussions. walking dictionary (or encyclopaedia) colloq. a person having a wide general knowledge. walking… …

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  • 55stick — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stab, puncture, prick; put, place, thrust; glue; transfix, impale; informal, puzzle, stump. See opening, coherence, difficulty. v. i. adhere, cling; stay, remain, tarry; stall, freeze, be immobile …

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  • 56stick — I n. 1) a hiking; hockey; pointed; walking stick 2) a celery stick 3) a composing stick ( device for typesetting ) 4) a swagger stick (carried by a military officer) 5) (misc.) to carry a big stick ( to threaten to use force to settle a dispute ) …

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  • 57Stick — A stick generally refers to a long, slender piece of wood, usually a branch from a tree without the leaves that may be refined.Stick may refer to: *Floorballstick, a small plastic or carbon stick, with a blade, used in floorball *Chopsticks, an… …

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  • 58stick insect — noun any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies • Syn: ↑walking stick, ↑walkingstick • Hypernyms: ↑phasmid, ↑phasmid insect • Hyponyms: ↑diapheromera, ↑ …

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  • 59walking straw — noun : stick insect; especially : a large Australian phasmid insect (Palophus titan) that reaches a length of 10 inches * * * walking stick, walking straw or walking twig noun A stick insect • • • Main Entry: ↑walk …

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  • 60stick — stick1 [ stık ] (past tense and past participle stuck [ stʌk ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 attach something to something ▸ 2 put quickly & carelessly ▸ 3 push something long into something ▸ 4 become difficult to move ▸ 5 when name is accepted ▸ 6 in card… …

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