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• head — I n. upper part of the body 1) to nod; shake one s head 2) to bare; bow; drop, hang, lower; lift, raise; move; poke, stick; scratch; toss; turn one s head (to scratch one s head in amazement; to poke one s head around the comer) 3) to hold one s… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Stick-slip phenomenon — Stick slip (or slip stick ) refers to the phenomenon of a spontaneous jerking motion that can occur while two objects are sliding over each other. Cause Stick slip is caused by the surfaces alternatingly between a sticking to each other and… …   Wikipedia

• Stick Figure Death Theatre — is an animation showcase website, created by owner Matt Calvert in 1996. As the name suggests, this site is home to stick figure movies of characters (usually) meeting their doom. Movies were originally rejected if they had stick figures and no… …   Wikipedia

• stick your head above the parapet — see ↑parapet • • • Main Entry: ↑stick …   Useful english dictionary

• Stick McGhee — Stick McGhee, auch Sticks McGhee (* 23. März 1917 in Knoxville (Tennessee) als Granville Henry McGhee; † 15. August 1961 in der Bronx, New York City) war ein US amerikanischer Blues und Rhythm and Blues Gitarrist und Sänger. Er war der jüngere… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• stick out — *bulge, jut, protuberate, protrude, project, overhang, beetle Analogous words: *extend, prolong, elongate, lengthen: *expand, swell, distend: obtrude (see INTRUDE) stiff adj Stiff, rigid, inflexible, tense, stark, wooden can mean so firm, hard,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• stick figure — stick′ fig ure n. 1) fia a drawing of a human or animal, usu. made with one line each for the torso and appendages, and often a circle for the head 2) a one dimensional character, as in a novel • Etymology: 1945–50 …   From formal English to slang

• stick|pin — «STIHK PIHN», noun. a long, slend pin having a decorated head, worn in a necktie or scarf for ornament. ╂[American English < stick2 + pin] …   Useful english dictionary

• stick — 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stick figure — noun drawing of a human or animal that represents the head by a circle and the rest of the body by straight lines • Hypernyms: ↑drawing * * * noun also stick drawing : a drawing representing a human or animal pose by single lines for all parts… …   Useful english dictionary