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(chemistry) The representation of chemical substances in a three-dimensional way using ball-and-stick models.
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A hammer having, besides the normal flat head, an opposite, rounded or peening head.
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(film, historical) A stick or rod on which strips of film can be hung during editing.
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(aviation) A tool of leather filled with shot (or similar), resembling the weapon, used for shaping sheet metal.
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Alternative form of bowhunting [The hunting of game using a bow and arrow.]
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Alternative spelling of carrot and stick [(idiomatic) The simultaneous rewarding of good behavior and punishing of bad behavior.]
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A stick with a split at one end, once used by runners to carry written messages
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(idiomatic) A metaphorical stick used to beat information or understanding into a slow learner.
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(Internet) Alternative spelling of clue stick [(idiomatic) A metaphorical stick used to beat information or understanding into a slow learner.]
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A short thin wooden stick with pointy ends, designed to hold decorations or fruit in a cocktail, or small portions of food generally.
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A device used in printing with movable type to hold the type as it is being selected.
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Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
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A person who makes, installs, repairs, or maintains fences.
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(countable, aviation, military) An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.
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(obsolete) A prop; a fulcrum.
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The handle of a tool or weapon.
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(military) A tactic involving the use of two primary forces, one to pin down an enemy and the other to encircle him.
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The part of a flail that is held in the hand.
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(transitive) To shoot something with a harpoon.
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A stick-like device strapped to a paralysed person's head to allow them to perform activities such as typing on a keyboard.
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A cake of solid ink used in traditional East Asian calligraphy and painting, in combination with an inkstone and inkbrush.
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(transitive) To pierce with a javelin.
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The act of fighting or cutting with a knife.
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(Britain, Australia) A weapon made of metal worn around the knuckles that strengthens the impact of a punch; brass knuckles.
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Alternative spelling of knuckle duster [(Britain, Australia) A weapon made of metal worn around the knuckles that strengthens the impact of a punch; brass knuckles.]
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To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
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A small lever action crossbow with the cocking lever built into the top of the stock and a top mounted trigger.
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Alternative spelling of matchstick [A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.]
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(chiefly in the plural) Any similarly small and thin piece.
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A stick on which the mesh is formed in netting.
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(colloquial, informal, slang) A weapon made by hammering nails into a wooden baseball bat, used for offense or defense.
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(informal) A baseball bat with a nail or nails in it, as a weapon.
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Synonym of rock paper scissors (game)
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(military) A priming wire for cleaning the vent, in ordnance.
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(intransitive) To equip with a turnpike.
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(countable, archery, historical) An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an arbalest (“a late, large type of crossbow”), traditionally with the head square in its cross section.
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Furnished with, or carrying, a quiver for arrows.
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A device used to ram; a ramrod.
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(countable, aviation, military) An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.
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(uncountable, aviation, military, with the) A type of defensive maneuver in dogfighting, involving repeatedly turning one's aircraft towards that of the attacker in order to force them to overshoot.
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A hand-held security device for detecting metal objects, or transmitters, etc. carried by a person.
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(printing, dated) The body of a type; between the shoulder and the foot.
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A personal weapon, such as a handgun or sword, carried on the hip in a belt, sheath, holster, etc., for rapid access.
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(plural staffs or staves) A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.
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Obsolete spelling of staff [(plural staffs or staves) A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.]
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(croquet) A piece of wood driven in the ground, placed in the middle of the court, that is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet.
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A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
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(especially UK) Alternative form of carrot and stick [(idiomatic) The simultaneous rewarding of good behavior and punishing of bad behavior.]
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An inadequate piece of furniture.
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Alternative form of carrot and stick (more common in UK than in US) [(idiomatic) The simultaneous rewarding of good behavior and punishing of bad behavior.]
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A small diameter tree branch or limb that extends out of the water in flooded or submerged timber, as in a lake or river.
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A block of wood; something fixed and solid; a pillar; a firm support; a post.
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(fencing) The playing area, roughly 14 meters by 2 meters.
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(engineering) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.
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Alternative form of switchblade [(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.]
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A ceremonial stick that grants the holder the right to speak in a group discussion.
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(video games) A small joystick, generally part of a larger game controller, that can be operated with the thumb.
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(military, slang) A small antipersonnel land mine, the M14 mine.
adj
Armed with a truncheon.
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(chiefly US, slang, humorous) A notional stick with which unattractive people are said to have been hit, causing them to become ugly.
adj
(role-playing games, of a blade) Having a special power making decapitation likely.
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A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
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Obsolete form of wand. [A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.]
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Alternative form of war hammer [A medieval hammer-like weapon used in close combat.]
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Alternative form of wapinschawing [The holding of a wapinschaw.]
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The toy or implement thrown in this game, consisting of a cigar-shaped stick fastened at one end to a flexible twig.
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(archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
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A remarkably powerful weapon.
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