stich

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/stɪk//stɪt͡ʃ/

noun

A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet, especially a verse of Scripture.

OriginAncient Greek στίχος →
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Meanings

stich1

nounstich (plural stichs)

plural stichs

  1. obsoleteA verse, of whatever measure or number of feet, especially a verse of Scripture.
  2. A part of a line of poetry, especially in the distichal poetry of the Hebrew Bible and in early Germanic heroic verse such as Beowulf, where the line is composed of two (occasionally three) such parts.
  3. obsoleteA row, line, or rank of trees.

stich2

nounstich (plural stiches)

plural stiches

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of stitch.
  2. misspellingMisspelling of stitch.
verbstich (third-person singular simple present stiches, present participle stiching, simple past and past participle stiched)

present singular third person stiches · participle present stiching · participle past stiched · past stiched

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of stitch.
  2. misspellingMisspelling of stitch.

Stich3

proper noun
  1. A surname from German.

    In the 1991 Wimbledon semifinal between Michael Stich and Stefan Edberg, there was just one service break in the entire match, and the guy whose serve was broken, Stich, ended up winning the match!

    2008, Pete Sampras, Peter Bodo, Pete Sampras: A Champion's Mind, published 2010, unnumbered page

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
stick

Origin

stich · noun

  1. Ancient Greekστίχος“line, row, verse”
  2. Englishstich

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos, “line, row, verse”). Akin to στείχω (steíkhō, “I go”).

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Stich · proper noun

  1. GermanStich
  2. GermanStich
  3. EnglishStich

Borrowed from German Stich.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stich

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Sounds the same

stick

Anagrams

Tischsitch
Cite this entry
APA

stich. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stich

MLA

“stich.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stich. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stich,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stich.

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