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US/keɪn/
UK/keɪn/
a long stick that helps someone walk; also the hard, hollow stem of some tall plants
In context
Since his knee operation, my grandfather walks with a cane.
Street sellers in Saigon press fresh sugar cane into sweet juice.
They bought a set of cane chairs for the balcony.
Words that go with cane
verb + preposition
- walk with a caneAfter the accident, she had to walk with a cane for months.
- lean on a caneThe old man had to lean on a cane to stand up.
noun + noun
- sugar caneSugar cane grows well in hot, wet places.
- cane furnitureCane furniture is light and cool in summer.
adjective + noun
- white caneA white cane shows that the person is blind.