Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

walking stick

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: walk-ing -stick
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tool, such as a cane, used to ease pressure on the legs, and to aid stability, when walking.

noun

A stick insect (order Phasmida).

noun

A playing card with the rank of seven.

Slang

Example Sentences

"It was flood-tide along Fifth Avenue; motor, brougham, and victoria swept by on the glittering current; pretty women glanced out from limousine and tonneau; young men of his own type, silk-hatted, frock-coated, the crooks of their walking sticks tucked up under their left arms, passed on the Park side."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

walking sticks (plural) walking-stick (alternative) walkingstick (alternative)

Phrases

devil's walking stick giant walking stick

Frequently Paired Words

🦯 crutches

Synonyms

alpenstock cane staff walkingstick stick insect

Questions

What does walking stick mean?: A tool, such as a cane, used to ease pressure on the legs, and to aid stability, when walking.

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