willow
any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, characterized by narrow, lance-shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing small flowers, many species having tough, pliable twigs or branches used for wickerwork, etc.: Compare willow family.
the wood of any of these trees.
to treat (textile fibers) with a willow.
Origin of willow
1Other words from willow
- wil·low·like, adjective
- wil·low·ish, adjective
Words Nearby willow
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How to use willow in a sentence
My wife (Susie Hariet) was pregnant with our second child (they have two children, daughter willow, 4, and son Aubrey, 2).
Dan Stevens Blows Up ‘Downton’: From Chubby-Cheeked Aristo to Lean, Mean American Psycho | Tim Teeman | September 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEarlier, a two-headed dragon in the Ron Howard flop willow was known, at least around the set, as the “Ebersisk.”
My Friend, Roger Ebert: Pulitzer Prize Winner Tom Shales on the Moving Documentary ‘Life Itself’ | Tom Shales | July 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA few feet from where we sit is the sawed-off stump of a third willow.
Two feet from the sawed-off stump of a third willow is the small foot-pump carousel Ray was sitting on when he shot himself.
Other events include a Burns Night Supper on January 24, and a willow-weaving workshop in March.
In a minute Bruce was back with his hat full of water from the creek that whimpered just beyond the willow patch.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairWhat was equally important, a thick clump of cottonwood and willow furnished tolerably secure concealment.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairHe swept Aristide aside like an intercepting willow-branch, and poured forth a torrent of furious speech upon his wife.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeThe willow switch dropped; the various recitations came to a sudden pause.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterA serious voice arrested the willow switch: I didnt like to be scolded when I was a little girl, it used to make me cry.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. Drinkwater
British Dictionary definitions for willow (1 of 2)
/ (ˈwɪləʊ) /
any of numerous salicaceous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix, such as the weeping willow and osiers of N temperate regions, which have graceful flexible branches, flowers in catkins, and feathery seeds
the whitish wood of certain of these trees
something made of willow wood, such as a cricket or baseball bat
a machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibres
Origin of willow
1Derived forms of willow
- willowish or willow-like, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Willow (2 of 2)
a small town in S Alaska, about 113 km (70 miles) northwest of Anchorage: chosen as the site of the projected new state capital in 1976, a plan which never came to fruition. Pop: 1658 (2000)
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