Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Small sticks of wood or ivory resembling lead pencils, but generally longer and slightly tapering, used by the Chinese, Japanese, and Coreans in eating, instead of knives and forks. They are used in pairs, held between the thumb and the first and second fingers. Called
hashi by the Japanese. - singular In deep-sea fishing-tackle, a cross-stick, fastened to the line above the sinker, from which the short lines bearing the hooks are hung.
Wiktionary
- n. Plural form of chopstick. This word most often occurs in the plural.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a pair of slender sticks made of wood, ivory, plastic, etc., used chiefly by the Chinese and Japanese to lift food into the mouth while dining; -- also commonly used around the world by persons of Oriental heritage or in restaurants serving oriental food.
Examples
“Serving as a middleman between the steamers and the chopsticks is a basic cushion.”
“An adept hand with a pair of chopsticks is amazingly useful when removing a bit of random detritus from the garbage disposal.”
“In the first scene take chopsticks from the waiter.”
“Liam - who branded fashion models "chopsticks" - always used touring with his band as an opportunity to indulge in his love of shopping - unlike his guitarist brother Noel, who recently quit the group.”
“Never rest your chopsticks horizontally on top of your plate or bowl - The plate forms a circle, which is pronounced "en," which can also mean "relationship," and so symbolically crossing out the "relationship" with your chopsticks is an offense to your dining partner”
“My chopsticks were the best, silver too, each pair connected by a little chain, so they could never be separated, never lost.”
“And so now the "chopsticks" are in their hands and I am getting some much needed food and rest in those areas.... and allowing me to spend more time in other needful areas.”
“My Way News - Man pulls snake from car engine with 'chopsticks': There were a couple of things wrong with Katie Prewitt's Geo Tracker.”
“After the usual preliminary of "chopsticks," one of them started "Babes in the Woods" and a light tenor carried the words into the den:”
“Does anybody else hear the word "chopsticks" and think of the movie”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘chopsticks’.
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[Open] “What’s that on your head?”
Headgear: “anything worn on the head” (that isn’t part of the head). Hats are fine, but for a more detailed, wider selection of fashionable hats in all colors and sizes, please see Reese Tee’s li...
goggles, wig, headdress, cap, hackamore, halter, bridle, beanie, turban, hat, crown, chapeau and 126 more...
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food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
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TECH - furniture
The universe as IKEA sees it.
Furniture, haberdashery, household articles and a lot more. The bulk of the list (750 entries) are IKEA articles in the original English version IKEA use...active-response c..., add-on-unit for s..., adjustable slatte..., alarm clock, alkaline battery, anti-slip socks, anti-slip underlay, armchair, armrest, artificial flower, artificial garland, artificial plant ... and 830 more...
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NihonGoose's Words
colander, doily, nacre, mandible, carapace, glutinous, penumbral, skein, mollify, colloquial, sanguine, chagrin and 118 more...
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Michael Critz List
I like words. Mostly so I can use them as weapons.
morgue, devil, agnostic, gaze, cru, tonneaus, idly, ankh, ankle, halon, epode, fumy and 54 more...
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of little to no importance
clique, echo, bitters, thunderstorm, summertime, gams, mayday, chopsticks, loose leaf, homemade, curl, between and 13 more...
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Japan
Words associated with Japan or japanese.
kanji, kana, hiragana, katakana, harakiri, sudoku, pillow book, heian, lady-in-waiting, sakura, doll festival, nori and 22 more...
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Found In Pairs
objects that are often, or at least can be, referred to in pairs
scissors, steps, compasses, shoes, socks, glasses, binoculars, scales, gloves, earrings, cufflinks, panties and 35 more...
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