| verb | put, fix, force, or implant “lodge a bullet in the table” |
| verb | stay put (in a certain place) “We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati” |
| verb | stick to firmly “Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?” |
| verb | be or become fixed “The door sticks--we will have to plane it” |
| verb | endure “The label stuck to her for the rest of her life” |
| verb | be a devoted follower or supporter “The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism” |
| verb | be loyal to “She stood by her husband in times of trouble” |
| verb | cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface “stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it” |
| verb | fasten with an adhesive material like glue “stick the poster onto the wall” |
| verb | fasten with or as with pins or nails “stick the photo onto the corkboard” |
| verb | fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something “stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress” |
| verb | pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument “he stuck the cloth with the needle” |
| verb | pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed “He stuck the needle into his finger” |
| verb | come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation “The dress clings to her body” |
| verb | saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous “They stuck me with the dinner bill” |
| verb | be a mystery or bewildering to “This beats me!” |
| adjective | extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary “the jutting limb of a tree” |
| lodgement | noun | the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily |
| lodging | noun | the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily |
| stay | noun | continuing or remaining in a place or state |
| adhesive | adjective | tending to adhere |
| adherent | adjective | sticking fast |
| adhesion | noun | the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition |
| holdfast | noun | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place |
| bondable | adjective | capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a mass |
| bond | noun | the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition |
| binder | noun | something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface |
| binding | noun | the capacity to attract and hold something |
| sticker | noun | an adhesive label |
| adherent | noun | someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another |
| cohesive | adjective | causing cohesion |
| coherent | adjective | sticking together |
| cohesion | noun | the state of cohering or sticking together |
| coherency | noun | the state of cohering or sticking together |
| coherence | noun | the state of cohering or sticking together |
| puzzle | noun | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution |
| puzzlement | noun | confusion resulting from failure to understand |
| puzzler | noun | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution |
| mystification | noun | something designed to mystify or bewilder |
| mystifier | noun | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution |
| mystery | noun | something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained |
| bafflement | noun | confusion resulting from failure to understand |
| poser | noun | a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem |
| bewilderment | noun | confusion resulting from failure to understand |
| stupefaction | noun | a feeling of stupefied astonishment |