Ground and Stick

Ground

Ground verb - To find a basis.

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Stick and ground are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stick" instead a verb "Ground".

Stick verb - To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.

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Ground and stick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ground" instead a verb "Stick".

Nearby Words: sticker, sticky, sticking, stickily

old	old ground	old stick
similar	similar ground	similar stick
ordinary	ordinary ground	ordinary stick
middle	middle ground	middle stick
Other adjectives: original, bare, actual, massive, big, little, main, ancient, new, broken, primary, last, literal.

The strange design allows the bottom part (the "clawhammer") to dig into the ground and stick straight up, just high enough to double as a level for the various high-powered long range weapons.

Source: Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me
If the head of the cloud is dark and/or the stem is a stick connected to the ground - the weapon was likely a ground burst.

Source: Useful Notes / Nuclear Weapons
No, it doesn't stick its head in the sand to avoid danger, instead it crouches close to the ground or runs.

Source: Stock Animal Facts

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