Pointer and Stick

Pointer

Pointer noun - An arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information.

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Stick and pointer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stick" instead a noun "Pointer".

Nearby Words: point, pointed, pointing, pointy

Stick noun - A long thin implement resembling a length of wood.

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Pointer and stick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pointer" instead a noun "Stick".

Nearby Words: sticker, sticky, sticking, stickily

good	good pointer	good stick
ordinary	ordinary pointer	ordinary stick
right	right pointer	right stick
single	single pointer	single stick
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, little, famous, giant, biggest.

Jade also gets the Pointer (a cartoony gloved pointing hand on a stick) and the Deck Brush, and Anise gets to wield a giant Lollipop.

Source: Joke Item
Self-Imposed Challenge: If you really want to, you can use the Classic Controller, the D-pad on the Wii Remote, or the analog stick on the Nunchuk to aim rather than the Wii Remote's pointer functionality.

Source: Video Game / Sin and Punishment: Star Successor
On one occasion, the camera pulled back enough to show the Foley artist providing the over-the-top whacks and whooshes while Bill hit a diagram with a pointer stick.

Source: Series / Bill Nye the Science Guy

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