Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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stick^4

verb to become attached

» Mud was stuck to the

bottom of my trainers.

adhere, bond, cling, fuse

stick^5

verb to jam or become jammed

» The cat was stuck in her cat

flap but we finally got her out.

catch, jam, lodge, snag

sticky

adjective covered with a

substance that sticks to other

things » The bottom of

Vi’s shoe was sticky with

chewing gum.

adhesive, tacky, glutinous,

viscid, viscous

stiff^1

adjective firm and not easily

bent » The cardboard

was stiff.

firm, hard, rigid, solid, taut

antonym: limp

stiff^2

adjective not friendly or relaxed

» The lady was stiff and

uncomfortable.

cold, forced, formal,

stilted, unnatural, wooden,

constrained, prim,

standoffish

stiff^3

adjective difficult or severe

» The stiff training was not

for the faint hearted.

arduous, difficult, exacting,

formidable, hard, rigorous,

tough

still

adjective not moving

» The water on the lake

was still.

calm, inert, motionless,

stationary, tranquil

stink^1

verb to smell very bad

» My breath stinks of garlic.

pong (Britain and Australia;

informal), reek

stink^2

noun a very bad smell

» The stink of smelly cheese

filled the house.

pong (Britain and Australia;

informal), stench, fetor,

malodour

stock^1

noun the total amount of goods

for sale in a shop » The shop

counted how much stock it had

in its storeroom.

goods, merchandise (formal)

stock^2

noun a supply of something

» The shop had a large stock

of electrical equipment.

reserve, reservoir,

stockpile, store, supply

stock^3

noun shares bought in

an investment company

» The reporter said stocks in

the company were increasing.

bonds, investments, shares

stock^4

noun an animal or person’s

ancestors » My family is

of European stock.

ancestry, descent,

extraction, lineage,

origin, parentage

stock^5

verb to keep a supply of goods

to sell » The shop stocks a

wide range of paint and other

artists’ materials.

deal in, sell, supply, trade in

stock^6

adjective commonly used

» Dad’s stock answer to every

question was “Ask your mother”.

hackneyed, overused,

routine, standard,

typical, usual

stockpile^1

verb to store large quantities

» My neighbour stockpiled tins

of food when he heard there

was a blizzard on the way.

accumulate, amass,

collect, gather, hoard, save,

stash (informal), store up

stockpile^2

noun a large store of something

» Chris and Bill used the

planks from the stockpile

outside to make the new shed.

cache, hoard, reserve,

stash (informal), stock, store

stocky

adjective short but solid-looking

» The pygmy hippo is small

but stocky.

chunky, solid, sturdy,

stubby, thickset

stomach

noun the front part of the body

around the waist » David’s

T-shirt was too short and

showed his stomach.

belly, gut, paunch,

tummy (informal)

stop^1

verb to cease doing something

▶▶ SEE RIGHT

stop^2

verb to prevent something

» The sudden downpour

stopped the barbecue.

arrest, check, prevent,

forestall, nip something

in the bud

stop^3

verb to come to an end

» Elsie hoped that the rain

would stop so she could ride

her new bike outside.

cease, come to an end,

conclude, end, finish, halt

antonym: start

store^1

noun a supply kept for future

use » The chipmunk added

to its store of nuts.

cache, fund, hoard, reserve,

reservoir, stock, stockpile,

supply

store^2

noun a place where things

are kept » The farmer took

the harvested wheat to the

grain store.

depot, storeroom,

warehouse, depository,

repository, storehouse

stick

The bottom of Vi’s shoe was sticky

with chewing gum.

Chris and Bill used the planks

from the stockpile outside

to make the new shed. The chipmunk added to its store

of nuts.

The water on the lake was still.

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