cane

[US]/keɪn/
[UK]/keɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a long, slender stem made of rattan or bamboo; a walking stick; a slender stalk
vt. to strike with a stick; to weave with rattan

Phrases & Collocations

walking cane

sugar cane

candy cane

cane sugar

white cane

cane molasses

Example Sentences

This sugar cane is quite a sweet and juicy.

armchairs with caned seats.

Sugar canes eat sweet.

The gaoler caned the man.

Cachaca is a dry aguardiente (sugar cane distillate) made primarily in Brazil.

lacked a cane but used a stick as a makeshift;

English schoolmasters used to cane the boys as a punishment.

The quiz showed up Cane's weak points in physics.

He sports an ivory-handled cane these days.

He clutched the cane in his clammy hand.

In old schools the headmaster could hit the boys with a cane for fighting in school.

the time when you one tackled a field of cane and finished before the others had even started.

Fruit sugar is obtained from sweet fruits, and is sold as diabetin, is sweeter than cane sugar, and is principally used by diabetic patients.

This Martinique rum is distilled from unfermented sugar cane juice and then aged and blended in Bordeaux, France.

Aguardiente is distilled from sugar cane or molasses, occasionally made from grapes and typically bottled without aging or rectification.

E’ avvenuto di loro quel che dice con verità il proverbio: Il cane è tornato al suo vomito, e: La troia lavata è tornata a voltolarsi nel fango.

Real-world Examples

I mean, what's with them tossing out candy canes after every carol? It's pandering.

Source: Modern Family - Season 01

He carried a black cane with a pretentious ivory handle.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

WeWalk is a smart cane developed for visually-impaired people.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2019 Collection

He has a cane drawn across his lap.

Source: Stephen King on Writing

I like cookies, but I really like candy canes!

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

Don't forget a candy cane from Mrs. Claus!

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

She should get a cane like other vision-impaired people.

Source: Mary and Max Original Soundtrack

They can use the cane to feel things around them.

Source: Global Slow English

For instance, when I made candy canes around the holidays.

Source: Celebrity's Daily Meal Plan (Bilingual Selection)

They move the cane in front of them as they walk.

Source: Global Slow English

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