walking stick
noun[C]
uk/ˈwɔː.kɪŋ ˌstɪk/us/ˈwɑː.kɪŋ ˌstɪk/walking sticknoun[C](SUPPORT)
(alsowalking-stick)
awoodenormetalstickwith ahandleat thetopthat you canleanon to give yousupportorhelpyou tobalancewhenwalking:
Thevideoclipshowshimtrudgingthrough thesnowwithawalkingstick.
She wasleaningonawalkingstickafter herrecentkneesurgery.
He stillmanagesto get aboutwith theaidofawalkingstick.
He has gotridof hiswheelchair,carerand walking-stick and on a gooddaycanclimball thestairs.
- Iglancedover toseealargebearthat wascloseenough totouchwith mywalkingstick.
- She is still inpaintwoyearsafter theincidentand oftenneedsto use awalkingstick.
- Mysister-in-lawsuffersfrommultiplesclerosisandfindsitdifficultto get around without awalkingstickor awheelchair.
Walking and walkers
- bring/callsomething/someoneto heelidiom
- cavalcade
- constitutional
- foot traffic
- heel
- hiker
- hiking
- hoof itidiom
- rambler
- retread
- shanks's pony
- sleepwalk
- sleepwalking
- somnambulate
- stretch
- walkable
- walkabout
- walkies
- walking
- walking pole
walking sticknoun[C](INSECT)
US
alargeinsectwith along,thinbodythatlookslike asmallstick:
Walkingsticksreproducebothsexuallyandasexually, whichmeansthat they do not need amatetoreproduce.
Synonym
stick insect
- Giantwalkingsticksfrom NewGuineaare ondisplayat themuseum.
- We havedeserttortoiseslivinghere, alsocockroaches,walkingsticks, andboxturtles.
- Onedisplaycaseholdsanassortmentof Australianwalkingstickshangingfromleavesandtwigs.
Insect names
- anopheles
- ant
- aphid
- beastie
- bedbug
- daddy longlegs
- damselfly
- deathwatch beetle
- dragonfly
- dust mite
- housefly
- insect
- jigger
- ladybird
- lice
- silverfish
- sow bug
- spider mite
- stick insect
- swallowtail