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sticks¹
- /stɪks/ UK, US
Sounds like Styx · Rhymes with -ɪks
noun stix
- plural of stick
noun stix
- rural terrain, especially a woody area; any rural region. We had to drive way out into the sticks to visit that customer.
- Hurdles or other obstacles to be jumped over. It was a maiden race over the "sticks," and the trainer's instructions were to slip off and make the running throughout.
- crutches
Similar: See: Thesaurus:remote place, boonies, boondocks, hinterland, middle of nowhere, the sticks, BFE
verb stix
- third-person singular simple present indicative of stick
Sticks²
noun
- plural of Stick
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cling, billy, deposit, pin, wedge, peg, adhere, truncheon, nightstick, bind, sting, lodge, reefer, joystick, control stick, cohere
noun
Similar: See: Thesaurus:remote place, boonies, boondocks, hinterland, middle of nowhere, the sticks, BFE
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title = {sticks},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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