The meaning of Nightstick

noun

A thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or choir.

Usage examples:

He waved a hand in the air like he was holding a baton and conducting an orchestra.

noun

Any of various specially designed sticks used in races, to lead a group of musicians, or thrown in the air by people who are marching

Usage examples:

She twirls a baton as the parade passes by., he waves his fork like a conductor’s baton.

noun

A tin or enamel cooking pot with a lid and a wire handle, for use when camping.

Usage examples:

Roger had our fire going and the billy boiling

noun

Short for billy goat.

noun

A metal container used for cooking outside over a fire

noun

A gambling card game in which players try to acquire cards with a face value totalling 21 and no more.

Usage examples:

The site offers slots, roulette and animated card games including poker and blackjack.

noun

A type of card game played for money

noun

A thick stick with a heavy end, used as a weapon.

Usage examples:

Maces and spiked bludgeons

verb

Beat (someone) repeatedly with a bludgeon or other heavy object.

Usage examples:

She was found bludgeoned to death in the basement

verb

To hit someone hard and repeatedly with a heavy weapon

Usage examples:

He was bludgeoned to death.

noun

An association dedicated to a particular interest or activity.

Usage examples:

I belong to a photographic club

verb

Combine with others so as to collect a sum of money for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Friends and colleagues clubbed together to buy him a present

verb

Beat (a person or animal) with a club or similar implement.

Usage examples:

The islanders clubbed whales to death

noun

A thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree.

Usage examples:

Hayes picked up a fallen stick and twirled it idly between his fingers.

verb

Push a sharp or pointed object into or through (something).

Usage examples:

He stuck his fork into the sausage

verb

A long thin implement resembling a length of wood

noun

A short, thick stick carried as a weapon by a police officer.

Usage examples:

Rowan and mayne limited constables' weapons to the truncheon, carried concealed until 1863.