Definition of Stick figure

1. Noun. Drawing of a human or animal that represents the head by a circle and the rest of the body by straight lines.

Generic synonyms: Drawing

Definition of Stick figure

1. Noun. A simple drawing, typically of a human body with a circle representing the head and straight lines representing the torso and limbs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stick Figure

stick-in-the-muds
stick-on
stick-tight
stick-tights
stick-to-it-iveness
stick-to-itiveness
stick 'em up
stick a fork
stick about
stick and carrot
stick around
stick by
stick cinnamon
stick clip
stick down
stick figure
stick figures
stick horse
stick in
stick in someone's craw
stick in the mud
stick in the muds
stick insect
stick insects
stick it out
stick it to the man
stick lac
stick man
stick men
stick on

Literary usage of Stick figure

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Second Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment: Proceedings by Yusuf Pisan, SIGART. (2005)
"The notation is not immediately intuitive, unlike a stick figure representation of the body (although a stick figure suffers from ambiguity and a lack of ..."

2. The Gryphon Taint: Volume One by K.M. Frontain (2006)
"Next to that was a stick figure of a woman sitting beside a table. Above the skirt was an exaggerated, round belly. The head was drawn with wild hair all ..."

3. The Red-figure Pottery by Sharon Herbert (1977)
"Parts of two figures are preserved on the upper body of the krater, both rendered in stick-figure silhouette. To left, a figure with hands raised over head, ..."

4. Constructive Work: Its Relation to Number, Literature, History and Nature Work by Edward Francis Worst, Harriette Barber, Marion Seymour (1905)
"... SHADOW STICK. FIGURE XIII. Figure XIII. shows what may be done in the primary grades by way of measuring the slant of the sun's rays at different ..."

5. Fur Facts by Albert M. Ahern (1922)
"The •— — ' pointed end is the end that holds the bait and is really the trigger stick. Figure 2 is the lever and you will note that it is wider at one end ..."

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