willow
- noun
- /ˈwɪloʊ/
- Chase watches both sets of taillights pass behind the Nelsons' willow at the corner of the block.
- a willow tree
- pussy willow
- willow branches
I'll be strong as a mountain or weak as a Willow tree.
- I'll be strong as a mountain or weak as a Willow tree.
- The body, this part of the shield that's made of Willow bark.
- And there's a different kind of Willow that grows out there and, you know, they, they feed off of that.
- So here we have sage, big top, sage, small top, Willow, big top, Willow, small top.
- Hearken heifer, hoarfrost, denizens of the crag Willow, the wisp.
- Could could I ask you a question about the Willow versus thicker, thicker trunk example?
- Says it contains niacinamide again, Willow bark.
- And he came in and, and did a blessing with the red Willow, red Willow, brook bark and sage.
- There's a beautiful passage as the Willow is presented itself within the doors of the doorknob.
Examples
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In the recent research, the team planted about 4,000 willow posts along the creek.
Academic text (2004) -
Some older cottonwoods and willows can still be found, but few young trees now grow.
Academic text (2001) -
On the only aged willow that remains in all the field.
Academic text (2017) -
Go down to the willows and wait.
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Is that willow tree Still weeping there?
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Now you're going to put your Willow branches into the water.
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The sun is hot, and the small river willows don't give much shade in high summer.
Fiction book (1992) -
There are only tussocks, sedge, and the occasional willow, beaten low by a wind that hammers the landscape.
Academic text (2008) -
Salicin, derived from willow bark, was first used in 1874 to treat inflammation in rheumatic fever.
Academic text (2012) -
The graceful willow tree provided shade by the riverbank during the summer.
Synonyms
A tree with long, thin branches and narrow leaves that often grows near water
A tree or bush with long flexible branches that often grows near water
Idioms
- Literature
A person who moves or behaves in a smooth, flexible way like a dancer
Compounds
- UK
A type of willow with reddish stems and flexible branches used for making baskets
- Specialized
A low shrub that forms a mat on the ground with small green leaves in cold mountain and Arctic areas
- US
A North American tree with dark bark and narrow leaves that grows near streams and lakes
- South African
A small tree from South Africa with yellow flowers that grows near streams
A small shrub with long low branches and soft green leaves that spreads across ground and is used in gardens
A small tree that grows in dry places and has long narrow leaves and purple flowers
- Specialized
A very small willow plant that grows low on cold mountains and in Arctic places
- Specialized
A small willow bush in the eastern United States with long narrow leaves that are gray and hairy underneath
- Specialized
A willow tree that grows in the western United States with leaves shaped like almonds
A tree with long drooping branches and thin leaves often planted near ponds for shade
- UK
A willow tree with many branches, broad leaves, and soft silvery flower clusters that grows in Europe and Asia
A group of trees and shrubs like willows and poplars that often have hairy flower clusters
- Specialized
A kind of willow tree that often grows upright rather than with hanging branches
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Willow comes from an old English word welig that named the long, flexible tree often found by water; its thin branches look like they 'weep', which helps explain why the name refers to this drooping tree.