walking stick

Questions about walking stick

What does walking stick mean?

walking stick means "a stick carried in the hand for support in walking". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for walking stick?

Close synonyms include walkingstick, stick insect. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is walking stick a common word?

walking stick is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.