stick
noun
a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub that has been cut or broken off.
stickless
-
a word derived from
stick.
Example Sentences
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Rust gave the Penguins a 2-1 lead with his power-play goal in front, past a sprawling, stickless Samsonov at 11:26.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2022
In an instant, with a stickless Pittsburgh Penguin attempting to defend, Carlson fed Wilson, whose deflection went past goaltender Tristan Jarry.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2021
His one-time blast from the circle off a pass from Orlov got past a stickless Brock McGinn and by Mrazek.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2019
The Hurricanes took a 2-1 lead five minutes into the second when McBain beat a stickless Dubnyk up high with a shot with another Oilers penalty on the way.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2011
And as Dicky, stickless, turned into Luck Row, there arose a loud shriek and then another, and then in a changed voice a succession of long screams with a regular breath-pause.
From A Child of the Jago by Arthur Morrison
