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cane
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- pronunciation:
- keIn
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a wooden or metal stick, usu. with a handle, used for support in walking; walking stick.
He is off his crutches now, but he's still walking with a cane.
- synonyms:
- staff, walking stick
- similar words:
- alpenstock, crutch, pole, rod, stick
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definition 2: |
the stalk of a large, hard-stemmed grass, such as bamboo, or the plant itself.
They hacked the cane and gathered it in large bundles.- synonyms:
- stalk, stem
- similar words:
- bamboo, reed
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definition 3: |
sugar cane.
The cane is harvested and then processed to produce white sugar.- synonyms:
- sugar cane
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definition 4: |
material stripped or split from cane stalks for weaving, as into furniture or baskets.
The patio chairs are made out of cane.- synonyms:
- wicker
- similar words:
- reed, stalk, strip
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definition 5: |
the long stem of a rose or berry plant.
- synonyms:
- stem
- similar words:
- shoot
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related words: |
whip |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
canes, caning, caned |
definition 1: |
to weave a cane surface for.
She's taking a class to learn how to cane furniture.- synonyms:
- weave
- similar words:
- interlace, interweave
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definition 2: |
to strike or beat, as with a walking cane.
They used to cane students when they disobeyed in school.- synonyms:
- baste, drub
- similar words:
- beat, cudgel, flail, flog, hit, rap, strike, switch, thrash, thwack, whack, whip
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related words: |
batter, chastise, club, drub, lambaste, lick |
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