Withe

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A tough supple twig, especially of willow, used for binding things together; a withy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.
  • v. To bind with withes.
  • v. To beat with withes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.
  • n. A band consisting of a twig twisted.
  • n. An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged out and secured; a wythe.
  • n. A partition between flues in a chimney.
  • v. To bind or fasten with withes.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In the West Indies, a liana; the stem of any vine used as a rope, and hence the vine itself.
  • n. A tough flexible twig, especially of willow, used for binding things together; a willow-or osier-twig.
  • n. An elastic handle for a cold-chisel, fuller, or the like, which deadens the shock to the workman's hand.
  • n. An iron fitted to the end of a boom or mast, and having a ring through which another boom or mast is rigged or secured; a boom-iron.
  • n. A wall dividing two flues in a stack of chimneys.
  • To bind with withes or twigs.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
  • n. strong flexible twig
  • Verb Form
    withed    withes    withing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    band   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    withed    withing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    withy    wythe    wicker    osier    wattle    bind   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blyth    Fifth    Smith    Smyth    fifth    forthwith    frith    herewith    myth    pith   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    withes    copula    breme    lovynge    mayster    kariega    chanson    tannin    forestick    laddy