stich
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈstik
plural -s
: a measured part of something written especially in verse : line, verse
stich
2 of 3noun (2)
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plural -s
: a trick in various card games (such as pinochle) that has scoring value because it is the last one
-stich
3 of 3noun combining form
ˌstik
plural -s
: poem or stanza consisting of (so many) lines
decastich
heptastich
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Greek stichos; akin to Greek steichein to walk, go
Noun (2)
German, sting, pricking, trick at cards, from Old High German stih sting, pricking
Noun combining form
Latin -stichon, from Greek, from neuter of -stichos having (so many) rows or lines, from stichos row, line, verse