joystick

Questions about joystick

What does joystick mean?

joystick means "a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in joystick?

joystick has 2 syllables: joy-stick. The stress falls on "joy". In IPA it is /ˈdʒɔɪˌstɪk/.

What is another word for joystick?

Close synonyms include stick, control stick. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is joystick a common word?

joystick is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with joystick?

10 words rhyme with joystick. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.