short stick
Frequency: 7.517.5 per million words
Refers to a piece of wood that is not long.
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Examples (10)
- The dog fetched a short stick from the river.
- He used a short stick to poke at the campfire.
- She found a perfectly sized short stick for her project.
- Don't bring that short stick inside; it's dirty.
- They were given a short stick to measure the depth.
- A small child can easily carry a short stick.
- The magician tapped the hat with a short stick.
- I saw him whittling a short stick into a point.
- She leaned on a sturdy short stick as she walked.
- We gathered several short sticks for kindling.