walking stick and leaf insects

walking

— adjective (= walk-to) close enough to be walked to walking distance the factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient than the walk-to factory — noun (= walk) the act of traveling by foot walking is a healthy form of exercise

stick Noun

— A piece of wood. Gerard picked up a stick. — A long and thin piece of something. He gave her a stick of gum.

stick Verb

— To attach. The food stuck to the pan. — To put, to place. You stick your clothes in the dryer.

and Conjunction

— You use and to talk about two things at once. I like singing and reading. Mary and Jane went on a holiday together. — You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list. I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer. I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring. — And is used when you are putting two sentences together. She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left. — Used to show what happened after something else. The alarm went off and I woke up. — And is used to join certain numbers together. Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.

leaf Noun

— A big, flat part of a plant, often green. The leaves turn red and yellow in the fall. — The front and back of a page in a book. I study the leaves of the book carefully.

leaf Verb

— To look through quickly, browse. She leafed through the book. — To make leaves. The trees leafed in early spring.

insect Noun

— A type of small animal with an external skeleton and six legs. I killed a large insect in the bathroom. — (figurative) A person who is weak or not important. The mayor thought of her as a mere insect.