willies
/W IH1 L IY0 Z/noun
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(with "the") A feeling of nervousness or fear.
“Staying in the haunted house gave me the willies.”
Synonyms
noun
- 1
Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.
- 2
The wood of these trees.
- 3
A cricket bat.
- 4
(1800s) The baseball bat.
- 5
A rotating spiked drum used to open and clean cotton heads.
Synonyms
noun
- 1
A willow basket.
- 2
A fish basket.
noun
- 1
A person who is manipulated into serving as a useful agent without knowing it.
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