Cane
21Cane — A cane is a long, straight wooden stick, generally of bamboo, Malacca (rattan) or some similar plant, mainly used as a support, such as a walking stick, or as an instrument of punishment. Depending on the use, it is left in its natural state or… …
22cane — [[t]ke͟ɪn[/t]] canes, caning, caned 1) N VAR: oft N n Cane is used to refer to the long, hollow, hard stems of plants such as bamboo. Strips of cane are often used to make furniture, and some types of cane can be crushed and processed to make… …
23cane — ar·cane; cane; cane·brake; do·de·cane; har·ri·cane; hen·de·cane; hur·ri·cane; pri·mo·cane; sar·ba·cane; sil·i·cane; un·de·cane; neu·ter·cane; chi·cane; ar·cane·ly; cane·break; …
24cane — n. & v. n. 1 a the hollow jointed stem of giant reeds or grasses (bamboo cane). b the solid stem of slender palms (malacca cane). 2 = sugar cane. 3 a raspberry cane. 4 material of cane used for wickerwork etc. 5 a a cane used as a walking stick… …
25cane — canelike, adj. cany, adj. /kayn/, n., v., caned, caning. n. 1. a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick. 2. a long, hollow or pithy, jointed woody stem, as that of bamboo, rattan, sugar cane, and certain palms. 3. a… …
26cane — (ka n ) s. f. La femelle du canard. Familièrement. Marcher comme une cane, marcher en se dandinant. • Il est vrai, je l avoue ici, Saint Amand n est pas diaphane ; Il est gros et gras, Dieu merci, Et tord la croupe en cul de cane, ST AMANT… …
27cane — 01. Janice had to walk with a [cane] for a while after she hurt her knee. 02. The old man used his [cane] to trip the purse thief as he ran by. 03. The old woman gripped her [cane] tightly as she walked slowly down the hill. 04. A vandal in… …
28cane — I UK [keɪn] / US noun Word forms cane : singular cane plural canes * 1) a) [countable/uncountable] the hard light stem of some plants, especially bamboo b) [uncountable] the stems of some plants dried and woven together to make furniture cane… …
29cane — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old Occitan cana, from Latin canna, from Greek kanna, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian qanū reed, Hebrew qāneh Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) a hollow or pithy and usually slender and… …
30cane — A s. m. 1. (fig.) aguzzino, crudele, spietato, malvagio 2. (spreg.) incapace, inetto, inabile, maldestro, brocco, schiappa CONTR. campione, divo, big, specialista, bravo 3. (di meccanismo) dente B in funzione …
