Stick: alternatives and connections

To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.

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To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.

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To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

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To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

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That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a m…

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That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a m…

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To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling.

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To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling.

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To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support; -- usually foll…

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To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support; -- usually foll…

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To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass.

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To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass.

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To join or unite to; to lie contiguous to; to be in contact with; to attach; to append.

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To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place o…

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To deck or dress with ornaments; to embellish; to set off to advantage; to render pleasing or attractive.

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To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like.

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To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have ex/stence.

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To make or render beautiful; to add beauty to; to adorn; to deck; to grace; to embellish.

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To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment.

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To becloud and confuse, as with liquor.

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Alt. of But

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An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by churning.

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A little cigar; a little fine tobacco rolled in paper for smoking.

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To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse.

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Mixed; confounded.

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A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting.

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To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice…

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To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to decorate; to adorn; as, to embellish a book with pictures, a garden with shrubs and flowers, a narrativ…

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To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.

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To be as a fact and not as a mode; to have an actual or real being, whether material or spiritual.

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A knot or coarse part in cloth.

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To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.

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Fixed; solidified.

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To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend.

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To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family Canidae, of many species. The European fox (V. vulgaris or V. vulpes), the American red fox (V. fulv…

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To make foolish by drink; to cause to become intoxicated.

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The exercise of love, kindness, mercy, favor; disposition to benefit or serve another; favor bestowed or privilege conferred.

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That which fulfills or supplies a want or use; esp., an instrument, toll, or utensil, as supplying a requisite to an end; as, the implements of trade…

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A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and…

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More agreeable; more pleasing.

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A part of a tree which extends from the trunk and separates into branches and twigs; a large branch.

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A fatty substance, extracted from animal fats and certain vegetable oils, formerly supposed to be a definite compound of glycerin and margaric acid,…

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Border; margin; edge; verge.

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To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as d…

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A liquid oil made from animal fats (esp. beef fat) by separating the greater portion of the solid fat or stearin, by crystallization. It is mainly a…

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That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment.

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Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commissio…

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To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motiv…

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To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument.

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The act of punishing.

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To bring back; to restore.

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To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtract…

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Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Thos…

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Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe.

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Thrist.

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To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

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To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.

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To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

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Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.

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To avoid slyly, by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity; to escape from in a covert manner; to mock by an unexpected escape; to baffle; as, to elude an…

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To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger.

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To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate.

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A spot; a blemish; a mole.

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Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.

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To deposit again.

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A sieve with coarse meshes, usually of wire, for separating coarser materials from finer, as chaff from grain, cinders from ashes, or gravel from san…

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To cease to flow; to be motionless; as, blood stagnates in the veins of an animal; hence, to become impure or foul by want of motion; as, air stagnat…

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The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.

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To watch; to observe; to take notice.

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A sword with one sharp edge.

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To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.

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A heavy staff of wood, usually tapering, and wielded the hand; a weapon; a cudgel.

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A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc., a dowsing rod.

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A stick with which a drum is beaten.

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A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon.

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In England and Scotland, a cudgel used in fencing or fighting; a backsword.

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The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound; also, the pin on whic…

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A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff…

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Alt. of Coherency

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Alt. of Coherency

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A sticking or cleaving together; union of parts of the same body; cohesion.

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A sticking or cleaving together; union of parts of the same body; cohesion.

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Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid.

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Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid.

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The act or state of sticking together; close union.

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The act or state of sticking together; close union.

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Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force.

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Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force.

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One who pastes; as, a paster in a government department.

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One who pastes; as, a paster in a government department.

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One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle.

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One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle.

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One who, or that which, sticks; as, a bill sticker.

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One who, or that which, sticks; as, a bill sticker.

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To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like.

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A genus of a single species belonging to the order Uricaceae; hemp.

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The dried hemp plant, used in India for smoking. It is extremely narcotic and intoxicating.

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The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth.

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The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth.

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To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.

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To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze.

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To cause to undergo a disgraceful punishment, as a recreant knight.

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To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for want of a plain path; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex or confuse greatly.

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To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

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That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a m…

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To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling.

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To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support; -- usually foll…

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To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass.

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To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich al…

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To bewilder or confuse someone

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Jet, the mineral.

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Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand.

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The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or ju…

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A shelter in which one may rest; as: (a) A shed; a rude cabin; a hut; as, an Indian's lodge.

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To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.

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A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary.

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A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg.

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To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one with doubts.

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To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motiv…

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To peen.

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Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.

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Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill…

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One who reefs; -- a name often given to midshipmen.

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To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtract…

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A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Thos…

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Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal stin…

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To make stupid; to make dull; to blunt the faculty of perception or understanding in; to deprive of sensibility; to make torpid.

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To to/s back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.

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A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising…

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