Crossword-Solution: STICK 5 letters, 151 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 11

Dictionary

Word	Word Type	Definition
Stick	v. t.	A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber.
Stick	v. t.	Any long and comparatively slender piece of wood, whether in natural form or shaped with tools; a rod; a wand; a staff; as, the stick of a rocket; a walking stick.
Stick	v. t.	Anything shaped like a stick; as, a stick of wax.
Stick	v. t.	A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick.
Stick	v. t.	A composing stick. See under Composing. It is usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills, etc., one made of wood is used.
Stick	v. t.	A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
Stick	n.	To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast.
Stick	n.	To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger.
Stick	n.	To fasten, attach, or cause to remain, by thrusting in; hence, also, to adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing; as, to stick a pin on the sleeve.
Stick	n.	To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth.
Stick	n.	To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards.
Stick	n.	To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork.
Stick	n.	To attach by causing to adhere to the surface; as, to stick on a plaster; to stick a stamp on an envelope; also, to attach in any manner.
Stick	n.	To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick; as, to stick type.
Stick	n.	To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings are said to be stuck.
Stick	n.	To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem.
Stick	n.	To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.
Stick	v. i.	To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall.
Stick	v. i.	To remain where placed; to be fixed; to hold fast to any position so as to be moved with difficulty; to cling; to abide; to cleave; to be united closely.
Stick	v. i.	To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed.
Stick	v. i.	To be embarrassed or puzzled; to hesitate; to be deterred, as by scruples; to scruple; -- often with at.
Stick	v. i.	To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.

Anagrams

Word		Anagrams
STICK	anagram	KCITS, TICKS

We have 151 clues for the answer “STICK”

Clue	Answers
Item used by a drummer to strike a snare	1 answer
"... and carry a big ___"	1 answer
"Fetch" missile	1 answer
Object used for stirring paint, perhaps	1 answer
A piece, as of chewing gum.	1 answer
Accessory to men's formal attire.	1 answer
Are not faddish	1 answer
Automatic counterpart	1 answer
Baton, say	1 answer
Butter in a box	1 answer
Cane, e.g.	1 answer
Carrot alternative	1 answer
Carrot unit	1 answer
Carrot's counterpart	1 answer
Cinnamon unit	1 answer
Control lever of a plane.	1 answer
Driving option	1 answer
Feature of this puzzle's three long Down answers	1 answer
Fetched object	1 answer
Field hockey item	1 answer
Fish serving	1 answer
Fudgsicle holder	1 answer
Gear-shifting control	1 answer
Gretzky's gear	1 answer
Gum serving	1 answer
Gymnastics 101 mantra: "Fly high and ___ the landing!"	1 answer
Have permanent effect	1 answer
Hold faithfully to a promise or a bargain.	1 answer
I was stung with a huge tax bill	1 answer
Implement for roasting marshmallows	1 answer
Intentionally baffle	1 answer
Item often fetched	1 answer
Item swung by a Senator	1 answer
KerPlunk piece	1 answer
Lacrosse item	1 answer
Lacrosse need	1 answer
Lever on an airplane.	1 answer
Lollipop holder	1 answer
Lollipop leftover	1 answer
Lollipop part	1 answer
Manual transmission device	1 answer
Manual transmission, informally	1 answer
Nail, as a gymnastic landing	1 answer
Piece, as of chewing gum.	1 answer
Place for a muleta	1 answer
Pool cue	1 answer
Puck slapper	1 answer
Puck striker	1 answer
Retriever's retrieval	1 answer
Retriever's retrieval, maybe	1 answer

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Hint 1 meaning

One who, or that which, eats.

Hint 2 anagram

EERAT

Hint 3 another clue

greedy person

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Unscramble STICK 5-letter words that start with S 5-letter words that end in K 5-letter words containing TI 5-letter words containing CK 5-letter words with S and T

Sentences with STICK (5)

But she was a young mother and she did not know this; she thought you simply must stick to your rule about half an hour after the mid-day meal.

Peter Pan James M. Barrie 1991

His master one day, pretending to be angry and shaking his stick at him, said, “You wretched little sluggard! what shall I do to you? While I am hammering on the anvil, you sleep on the mat; and when I begin to eat after my toil, you wake up and wag your tail for food.

Aesop’s Fables Aesop 2000

Severe, the overseer, used to stand by the door of the quarter, armed with a large hickory stick and heavy cowskin, ready to whip any one who was so unfortunate as not to hear, or, from any other cause, was prevented from being ready to start for the field at the sound of the horn.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass 1992

Gabriel shouted in his ear, “Where’s your thatching-beetle and rick-stick and spars?” “Under the staddles,” said Moon mechanically, with the unconscious promptness of a medium.

Far from the Madding Crowd Thomas Hardy 1992

The unlikeliest materials—a stick, a bunch of rags, a flower—were the puppets of Pearl’s witchcraft, and, without undergoing any outward change, became spiritually adapted to whatever drama occupied the stage of her inner world.

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne 1992

Quotes with STICK (3)

I have decided to stick to love... Hate is too great a burden to bear.

Martin Luther King Jr. A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

Maybe the first time you saw her you were ten. She was standing in the sun scratching her legs. Or tracing letters in the dirt with a stick. Her hair was being pulled. Or she was pulling someone's hair. And a part of you was drawn to her, and a part of you resisted--wanting to ride off on your bicycle, kick a stone, remain uncomplicated. In the same breath you felt the strength of a man, and a self-pity that made you feel small and hurt. Part of you thought: Please don't look…

Nicole Krauss The History of Love

I'm making a list I'm making a list of things I must say For politeness, And goodness and kindness and gentleness Sweetness and rightness: Hello Pardon me How are you? Excuse me Bless you May I? Thank you Goodbye If you know some that I've forgot, Please stick them in you eye!

Shel Silverstein Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where this answer appears

Appears in: Boston Globe, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.

Used 111 times in crossword archives (1951–2025).