walking-stick
Handheld mobility aid
A walking-stick is a cane or staff used for support while walking, typically by the elderly or infirm, or as a fashionable accessory: He leaned on his walking-stick as he climbed the hill.
The term also refers to stick insects—elongated insects that resemble twigs.
Also spelled as one word: walkingstick.
Cut to create form
- whittlingKnife-carving wood into shapes
- woodworkCraft of building with lumber
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
chisel · polish · varnish · ebony · mahogany · oak · rosewood · bamboo
Stick for support
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- gripSecure manual hold
- handlePart for gripping
staff · crutch · assistive · stabilize · handrail · brace · prop · orthopedic
Concealment through visual blending
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
nocturnal · herbivore · cryptic · foliage · thorax · abdomen · instar · arthropod
Higher in rank
- grandparentParent once removed
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- agedAdvanced in years
- venerableDeserving honor for dignity
patriarch · matriarch · silver-haired · octogenarian · nonagenarian · infirmity · frailty · shuffling
carved
Cut to create form
- whittlingKnife-carving wood into shapes
- woodworkCraft of building with lumber
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
artisan · chisel · polish · varnish · ebony · mahogany · oak · rosewood · bamboo · hazel
cane
Stick for support
handle · staff · crutch · assistive · stabilize · handrail · brace · prop · orthopedic · rehabilitation
camouflage
Concealment through visual blending
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
molting · nocturnal · herbivore · cryptic · foliage · thorax · abdomen · instar · arthropod · invertebrate
senior
Higher in rank
- grandparentParent once removed
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- agedAdvanced in years
venerable · patriarch · matriarch · silver-haired · octogenarian · nonagenarian · infirmity · frailty · shuffling · stooped
walking-stickwheelchair
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
crutch · stretcher · walker · prosthetic leg · gurney
walking-stickrestraints
Things that hold back
shackles · chains · leg irons · ball and chain · ankle monitor
walking, stick, walk, walks, walked, walker, walkers, sticks, stuck