Jam vs. Stick

Jamnoun

A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.

Jamnoun

(countable) A difficult situation.

Jamnoun

(countable) Blockage, congestion.

Jamnoun

An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.

Jamnoun

A song; a track.

Jamnoun

An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.

Jamnoun

A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.

Jamnoun

A forceful dunk.

Jamnoun

A play during which points can be scored.

Jamnoun

Any of several maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.

Jamnoun

luck.

Jamnoun

(slang) sexual relations or the contemplation of them.

Jamnoun

(dated) A kind of frock for children.

Jamverb

To get something stuck in a confined space.

Jamverb

To brusquely force something into a space; cram, squeeze.

Jamverb

To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up"

Jamverb

To block or confuse a broadcast signal.

Jamverb

(baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.

Jamverb

(music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).

Jamverb

To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.

Jamverb

(roller derby) To attempt to score points.

Jamverb

(nautical) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.

Jamverb

To give up on a date or some joint endeavour; stand up, chicken out, jam out.

Jamnoun

A kind of frock for children.

Jamnoun

See Jamb.

Jamnoun

A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a jam of logs in a river.

Jamnoun

An injury caused by jamming.

Jamnoun

A difficult situation; as, he got himself into a jam.

Jamnoun

A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; also called jelly; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam.

Jamverb

To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in; to cram; as, rock fans jammed the theater for the concert.

Jamverb

To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door.

Jamverb

To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.

Jamverb

To block or obstruct by packing too much (people or objects) into; as, shoppers jammed the aisles during the fire sale.

Jamverb

To interfere with (a radio signal) by sending other signals of the same or nearby frequency; as, the Soviets jammed Radio Free Europe broadcasts for years during the cold war.

Jamverb

To cause to become nonfunctional by putting something in that blocks the movement of a part or parts; as, he jammed the drawer by putting in too many loose papers; he jammed the lock by trying to pick it.

Jamverb

To become stuck so as not to function; as, the copier jammed again.

Jamverb

To play an instrument in a jam session.

Jamverb

To crowd together; - usually used with together or in; as, fifty people jammed into a conference room designed for twenty.

Jamnoun

preserve of crushed fruit

Jamnoun

informal terms for a difficult situation;

Jamnoun

a dense crowd of people

Jamnoun

deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

Jamverb

press tightly together or cram;

Jamverb

push down forcibly;

Jamverb

crush or bruise;

Jamverb

interfere with or prevent the reception of signals;

Jamverb

get stuck and immobilized;

Jamverb

crowd or pack to capacity;

Jamverb

block passage through;

Sticknoun

An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.

Sticknoun

A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.

Sticknoun

A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.

Sticknoun

(US) A timber board, especially a two by four (inches).

Sticknoun

A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.

Sticknoun

A cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards.

Sticknoun

(carpentry) The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint.

Sticknoun

(nautical) A mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a yard.

Sticknoun

(figuratively) A piece (of furniture, especially if wooden).

Sticknoun

Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.

Sticknoun

A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard).

Sticknoun

A standard rectangular (often thin) piece of chewing gum.

Sticknoun

(slang) A cigarette usually a tobacco cigarette, less often a marijuana cigarette.

Sticknoun

Material or objects attached to a stick or the like.

Sticknoun

A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick.

Sticknoun

(archaic) A scroll that is rolled around (mounted on, attached to) a stick.

Sticknoun

(military) The structure to which a set of bombs in a bomber aircraft are attached and which drops the bombs when it is released. The bombs themselves and, by extension, any load of similar items dropped in quick succession such as paratroopers or containers.

Sticknoun

A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick.

Sticknoun

A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission.

Sticknoun

(aviation) The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel ofan automobiles, is also called the "stick".

Sticknoun

Use of the stick to control the aircraft.

Sticknoun

(computing) A memory stick.

Sticknoun

A composing stick, the tool used by compositors to assemble lines of type.

Sticknoun

The clarinet. more often called the liquorice stick

Sticknoun

(sports) A stick-like item:

Sticknoun

A long thin implement used to control a ball or puck in sports like hockey, polo, and lacrosse.

Sticknoun

(horse racing) The short whip carried by a jockey.

Sticknoun

(boardsports) A board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard.

Sticknoun

(golf) The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.

Sticknoun

The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc.

Sticknoun

Ability; specifically:

Sticknoun

(golf) The long-range driving ability of a golf club.

Sticknoun

(baseball) The potential hitting power of a specific bat.

Sticknoun

(baseball) General hitting ability.

Sticknoun

(hockey) The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.

Sticknoun

A person or group of people. (Perhaps, in some senses, because people are, broadly speaking, tall and thin, like pieces of wood.)

Sticknoun

A thin or wiry person; particularly a flat-chested woman.

Sticknoun

(magic) An assistant planted in the audience.

Sticknoun

A fighter pilot.

Sticknoun

A small group of (infantry) soldiers.

Sticknoun

Encouragement or punishment, or (resulting) vigour or other improved behavior.

Sticknoun

A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward. Compare carrot.)

Sticknoun

Corporal punishment; beatings.

Sticknoun

(slang) Vigor; spirit; effort, energy, intensity.

Sticknoun

(slang) Vigorous driving of a car; gas.

Sticknoun

A measure.

Sticknoun

(obsolete) An English Imperial unit of length equal to 2 inches.

Sticknoun

A quantity of eels, usually 25.

Sticknoun

(motor racing) The traction of tires on the road surface.

Sticknoun

(fishing) The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.

Sticknoun

A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.

Sticknoun

Criticism or ridicule.

Stickverb

(carpentry) To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.

Stickverb

To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick.

Stickverb

(intransitive) To become or remain attached; to adhere.

Stickverb

(intransitive) To jam; to stop moving.

Stickverb

(transitive) To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.

Stickverb

(intransitive) To persist.

Stickverb

(intransitive) Of snow, to remain frozen on landing.

Stickverb

(intransitive) To remain loyal; to remain firm.

Stickverb

To hesitate, to be reluctant; to refuse (in negative phrases).

Stickverb

To be puzzled (at something), have difficulty understanding.

Stickverb

To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.

Stickverb

(transitive) To attach with glue or as if by gluing.

Stickverb

(transitive) To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).

Stickverb

(transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.

Stickverb

To stab.

Stickverb

(transitive) To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.

Stickverb

To adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing.

Stickverb

To perform (a landing) perfectly.

Stickverb

To propagate plants by cuttings.

Stickverb

To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such mouldings are said to be stuck.

Stickverb

To bring to a halt; to stymie; to puzzle.

Stickverb

To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.

Stickadjective

(informal) Likely to stick; sticking, sticky.

Sticknoun

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.

Sticknoun

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.

Sticknoun

Anything shaped like a stick; as, a stick of wax.

Sticknoun

A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick.

Sticknoun

A composing stick. See under Composing. It is usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills, etc., one made of wood is used.

Sticknoun

A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.

Stickverb

To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast.

Stickverb

To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger.

Stickverb

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.

Stickverb

To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth.

Stickverb

To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards.

Stickverb

To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork.

Stickverb

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.

Stickverb

To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick; as, to stick type.

Stickverb

To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings are said to be stuck.

Stickverb

To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem.

Stickverb

To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.

Stickverb

To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall.

Stickverb

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.

Stickverb

To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed.

Stickverb

To be embarrassed or puzzled; to hesitate; to be deterred, as by scruples; to scruple; - often with at.

Stickverb

To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.

Sticknoun

implement consisting of a length of wood;

Sticknoun

a small thin branch of a tree

Sticknoun

a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

Sticknoun

informal terms of the leg;

Sticknoun

marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

Sticknoun

threat of a penalty;

Stickverb

fix, force, or implant;

Stickverb

stay put (in a certain place);

Stickverb

cause to protrude or as if to protrude;

Stickverb

stick to firmly;

Stickverb

be or become fixed;

Stickverb

endure;

Stickverb

be a devoted follower or supporter;

Stickverb

be loyal to;

Stickverb

cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface;

Stickverb

fasten with an adhesive material like glue;

Stickverb

fasten with or as with pins or nails;

Stickverb

fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something;

Stickverb

pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument;

Stickverb

pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed;

Stickverb

come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation;

Stickverb

saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous;

Stickverb

be a mystery or bewildering to;