- stick figure
- noun Date: 1949 1. a drawing showing the head of a human being or animal as a circle and all other parts as straight lines 2. a fictional character lacking depth and believability
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
stick figure
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Stick Figure Neighbourhood — Infobox Album | Name = Stick Figure Neighbourhood Type = Album Artist = Spoons Released = 1981 Recorded = Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton 1981 Genre = New Romantic Length = 44:11 Label = Ready / LR012 Producer = Graeme Pole Engineer = Daniel… … Wikipedia
stick figure — a diagrammatic drawing representing a human or animal, usually made with one line each for the torso and appendages, and often a circle for the head. Also called stick drawing. [‡1945 50] * * * … Universalium
stick figure — noun A simple drawing, typically of a human body with a circle representing the head and straight lines representing the torso and limbs … Wiktionary
stick figure — /ˈstɪk fɪgə/ (say stik figuh) noun a drawing, usually of a person or animal, depicted by straight lines and circles …
