cane

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French cane, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kanna), “‘reed’”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קנה (qaneh), “‘reed’”)).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /keɪn/, SAMPA: /keIn/
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  Rhymes: -eɪn

• Homophones: Cain

[edit] Noun

cane (countable and uncountable; plural canes)

1. (uncountable) The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the Grass family Gramineae.
2. (uncountable) The plant itself, including many species in the Grass family Gramineae; a reed.
3. (uncountable) sugar cane. (US, Southern) Sometimes applied to maize or rarely to sorghum when such plants are processed to make molasses (treacle) or sugar.
4. (countable) A short rod or stick, traditionally of wood or bamboo, used for corporal punishment.
5. (countable, glassblowing) A length of colored and/or patterned glass rod, used in the specific glassblowing technique called caneworking.
6. (uncountable) Corporal punishment by beating with a cane; the cane.

   The teacher gave his student the cane for throwing paper.

7. (countable) A strong short staff used for support during walking; a walking stick.

   After breaking his leg, he needed a cane to walk.

8. (countable) A long rod often collapsible and commonly white (for visibility to other persons), used by blind persons for guidance in determining their course and for probing for obstacles in their path.

[edit] Synonyms

• (the slender flexible stem of a plant such as bamboo) stem, stalk; (of a tree) trunk
• (the plant itself) reed
• (sugar cane) molasses cane
• (A short rod or stick, traditionally of wood or bamboo, used for corporal punishment): switch, rod
• (corporal punishment by beating with a cane): the cane, a caning, six of the best See also: whipping
• ('strong short staff used for support during walking): staff, walking stick
• (a long rod often collapsible ...) white cane, blind man's cane

[edit] Derived terms

• bamboo cane
• cane knife, cane sugar, caneworking, cane toad
• sugar cane
• walking cane
• white cane, blind man's cane

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to cane (third-person singular simple present canes, present participle caning, simple past and past participle caned)

1. (British, slang) To strike or beat, notably with a cane or similar implement; to destroy.
2. (British, slang) To do something well, in a competent fashion.
3. (British, slang third person only) It hurts.

   Don't hit me with that, it really canes!

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: acen
• acne
• ance
• Caen

[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From the Latin anas, incremented with an initial "c".

[edit] Noun

cane f. (plural canes)

1. duck (a female duck)

[edit] Related terms

• canard

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: acen
• Caen

[edit] Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Cane

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[edit] Etymology

From the Latin canis (m), dog.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkane/

[edit] Adjective

cane inv.

1. freezing, biting (cold)

   Oggi fa un freddo cane! - Today is freezing cold!

2. terrible, dreadful, awful

[edit] Noun

cane m. (plural cani) (feminine cagna)

1. Dog in general, male dog.
2. (firearms) hammer

[edit] Derived terms

• accanirsi
• cagnara
• cagnesco
• cagnetto
• cagnolino
• canaglia
• canaio
• canea
• cane che abbaia non morde
• cane da caccia
• cane d'acqua
• cane da ferma
• cane da penna
• cane da riporto
• cane lupo
• cane poliziotto
• canide
• Canidi
• canicola
• canile
• canino
• pescecane

[edit] See also

• abbaiare
• bau