stick

En español: ramita, astilla, bastón, palanca de mando

1. A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch. (countable, uncountable) · The beaver's dam was made out of sticks.
2. A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size. (countable, uncountable) · I found several good sticks in the brush heap.· What do you call a boomerang that won't come back? A stick.
3. A timber board, especially a two by four (inches). (US, countable, uncountable) · I found enough sticks in dumpsters at construction sites to build my shed.
4. A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking. (countable, uncountable) · I don’t need my stick to walk, but it’s helpful.
5. A cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards. (countable, uncountable) · As soon as the fight started, the guards came in swinging their sticks.
6. The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint. (countable, uncountable)
7. A mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a yard. (countable, uncountable)
8. A piece (of furniture, especially if wooden). (countable, figuratively, uncountable) · We were so poor we didn't have one stick of furniture.

Plural sticks