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wil⋅lies

  [wil-eez]
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–noun (used with a plural verb) Informal.
nervousness or fright; jitters; creeps (usually prec. by the): That horror movie gave me the willies.
Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; orig. obscure; cf. -s 3
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Wil⋅lie

  [wil-ee]
–noun
1. a male given name, form of William.
2. a female given name.

wil⋅ly

  [wil-ee] noun, plural -lies, verb, -lied, -ly⋅ing.
–noun
1. willow (def. 4).
–verb (used with object)
2. to willow (cotton).
Also, willey.

Origin:
1825–35; special use of dial. willy, OE wilige basket (orig. one made of willow twigs); akin to willow

wil⋅low

  [wil-oh]
–noun
1. 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.
2. the wood of any of these trees.
3. Informal. something, esp. a cricket bat, made of willow wood.
4. Also called willower, willy. a machine consisting essentially of a cylinder armed with spikes revolving within a spiked casing, for opening and cleaning cotton or other fiber.
–verb (used with object)
5. to treat (textile fibers) with a willow.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME wilwe, var. of wilghe, OE welig; c. OS wilgia, D wilg, LG wilge

Related forms:
wil⋅low⋅like, adjective
wil⋅low⋅ish, adjective
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wil·lies   (wĭl'ēz)   
pl.n.   Slang
Feelings of uneasiness. Often used with the: The dark, dank cave gave me the willies.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
willies

  1. n.
    a case of fear or anxiety. (See also screaming-meemies.) : That kind of movie always gives me the willies.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

willies 
1896, "spell of nervousness," perhaps from the woollies, a dialectal term for "nervous uneasiness," probably in reference to the itchiness of wool garments.

willow 
O.E. welig, from P.Gmc. *walg- (cf. O.S. wilgia, M.Du. wilghe, Du. wilg), probably from PIE *wel- "to turn, roll," with derivatives referring to curved, enclosing objects. The change in form to -ow (14c.) paralleled that of bellow and fellow. Willowy "flexible and graceful" is attested from 1791.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

willies

see under the creeps.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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