- 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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Willow n
wil•low /ˈwɪloʊ/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Plant Biology[countable] a tree or shrub with lance-shaped leaves and tough twigs, used esp. for wickerwork.
- [uncountable] the wood of a willow.
wil•low
(wil′ō),USA pronunciation n.
v.t.
wil′low•like′, adj.
wil′low•ish, adj.
- Plant Biologyany 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. Cf. willow family.
- the wood of any of these trees.
- Informal Termssomething, esp. a cricket bat, made of willow wood.
- TextilesAlso 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.
v.t.
- Textilesto treat (textile fibers) with a willow.
- bef. 900; Middle English wilwe, variant of wilghe, Old English welig; cognate with Old Saxon wilgia, Dutch wilg, Low German wilge
wil′low•ish, adj.
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willow /ˈwɪləʊ/ n
- 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
'Willow' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
arctic willow
- block
- carr
- osier
- Port Jackson willow
- pussy
- pussy willow
- salicin
- salicylic acid
- sallow
- Viminal
- weeping willow
- wicker
- willowherb
- willow pattern
- willow warbler
- withe
- withy
- yew
- alder flycatcher
- blue plate
- catkin
- chaste tree
- diamond willow
- evening primrose family
- fireweed
- great willow herb
- itea
- justicia
- Madrileño
- red grouse
- red osier
- rosebay
- Virginia willow
- water willow
- widdy
- willower
- willow family
- willow flycatcher
- willow herb
- willow-leaved jessamine
- willow oak
- willow ptarmigan
- Willow Run
- willowware
- willowy
- willy
- salicaceous
- salicylic
- sargasso