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willow

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Synonyms: wallow, billow, tillow, pillow, killow, dillow, zillow

Antonyms: wallow, billow, tillow, pillow, killow, dillow, zillow

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Noun

  1. Any of various [[deciduous]] [[tree]]s or [[shrub]]s in the [[genus]] {{taxfmt|Salix|genus}}, in the willow family {{taxfmt|Salicaceae|family}}, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern [[hemisphere]].
  2. The [[wood]] of these trees.
  3. {{lb|en|cricket|colloquial}} A [[cricket bat]].
  4. {{lb|en|baseball|slang|1800s}} The [[baseball bat]].<!--is this sense obsolete?-->
  5. A rotating spiked [[drum]] used to open and clean [[cotton]] heads.

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[open]] and [[cleanse]] (cotton, flax, wool, etc.) by means of a willow.
  2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To form a shape or move in a way similar to the long, slender branches of a willow.

Proper noun

  1. {{given name|en|female|from=English}} of modern usage.
  2. {{place|en|census-designated place|s/Alaska}}.
  3. {{place|en|town|s/Oklahoma}}.
  4. {{place|en|town|s/Wisconsin}}.

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