cane
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- noun
- /keɪn/
:
bastón
- Can I borrow this cane for a second, please?
- use a cane
- hold the cane
- a white cane
even still, when I take out my cane, he gets sad.
- even still, when I take out my cane, he gets sad.
- Basically, it's a normal cane with a adapted handle.
- So of course I've got my glam cane, glitter cane, glitter dress, sparkle shoes.
Examples
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Across the aisle of the subway train, the flash of a white cane caught Lalia's eye.
Fiction book (1990) -
You're walking around blind, Frank, without a cane.
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Use this stick as a walking cane...
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All the dog guide users except one had used a cane prior to being trained with a dog.
Academic text (1997) -
Raising myself up, I used my cane to limp toward the street.
Fiction book (1993) -
Why, he's carrying a cane.
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Uncle John leaned his cane against a power pole to eat a hot dog.
Fiction book (1993) -
Alda stirred in her chair and took hold of her cane, bringing it in front of her dress.
Fiction book (1993) -
Mr. Fancett walks with a cane, and Mrs. Fancett hardly ever comes out of the house.
Fiction book (1993) -
After his surgery, he started using a cane to help him walk safely.
Synonyms
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A stick used to support a person while walking
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A walking stick that hides a small sword inside
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A walking stick that hides a long knife inside for use as a weapon
A walking stick made from the strong stem of a rattan palm
Compounds
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A hard sweet stick with red and white stripes that tastes like mint and is used at Christmas
- Australian
A quick spread of cane toads into new areas that harms native animals and plants
A common houseplant with large green leaves that can make your mouth and throat swell if eaten
- Archaic
A tall tropical plant with long red flower spikes and purple leaves whose seeds are eaten as cereal
A ski pole made from strong Tonkin cane bamboo that is flexible and lasts a long time
- US
A grass like reeds that grows in wet places like marshes, often in the southern United States
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Etymology
Cane comes from the Latin word canna, which meant 'reed' or a long plant stem. People often made walking sticks from these strong stems, so a cane is a long stick used to help someone walk.