Willow
noun
A type of tree or bush that has long, slender leaves and grows near water.
We sat by the river, under the willow tree.
Often appears as...
- willow tree
- weeping willow
noun
A bat used in cricket which is made from willow wood.
He picked up his willow and walked towards the pitch.
Often appears as...
- cricket willow
- willow bat
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Sport
noun
The wood of a willow tree.
He carved a small bird from a piece of willow.
Often appears as...
- willow wood
- willow carving
noun
A color resembling that of willow leaves.
She wore a dress of soft willow.
Often appears as...
- willow green
- willow colored
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Fashion
noun
A type of tree or bush that has long, slender leaves and grows near water.
We sat by the river, under the willow tree.
Often appears as...
- willow tree
- weeping willow
noun
A bat used in cricket which is made from willow wood.
He picked up his willow and walked towards the pitch.
Often appears as...
- cricket willow
- willow bat
Usage tips
Sport
noun
The wood of a willow tree.
He carved a small bird from a piece of willow.
Often appears as...
- willow wood
- willow carving
noun
A color resembling that of willow leaves.
She wore a dress of soft willow.
Often appears as...
- willow green
- willow colored
Usage tips
Fashion
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Pro Tip 1/3Nature Scenes
Use 'willow' when describing serene outdoor environments, especially those with bodies of water.
A gentle breeze rustled the willow leaves at the lake.
Pro Tip 2/3Symbolic Usage
'Willow' can symbolize sorrow or mourning, inspired by the term 'weeping willow'.
A solitary weeping willow stood at the grave, as if mourning.
Pro Tip 3/3Literary Reference
In literature, 'willow' can be used to set a mood or represent flexibility due to its bending branches.
Like the willow, she adapted to the changes life threw her way.
Pro Tip 1/3Nature Scenes
Use 'willow' when describing serene outdoor environments, especially those with bodies of water.
A gentle breeze rustled the willow leaves at the lake.
Pro Tip 2/3Symbolic Usage
'Willow' can symbolize sorrow or mourning, inspired by the term 'weeping willow'.
A solitary weeping willow stood at the grave, as if mourning.
Pro Tip 3/3Literary Reference
In literature, 'willow' can be used to set a mood or represent flexibility due to its bending branches.
Like the willow, she adapted to the changes life threw her way.
Pro Tip 1/3Nature Scenes
Use 'willow' when describing serene outdoor environments, especially those with bodies of water.
A gentle breeze rustled the willow leaves at the lake.
Pro Tip 2/3Symbolic Usage
'Willow' can symbolize sorrow or mourning, inspired by the term 'weeping willow'.
A solitary weeping willow stood at the grave, as if mourning.
Pro Tip 3/3Literary Reference
In literature, 'willow' can be used to set a mood or represent flexibility due to its bending branches.
Like the willow, she adapted to the changes life threw her way.
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Video examples
Why do I make art? To...
A series of hoops are created out of willow wood, and they're threaded together to create formations of the natural world, showing the many beauties of life. In this dance, you're circling in a constant spin, mimicking the movement of the Sun and the passage of time.
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Saving Cabins in the...
What I'm trying to do is break away all this moss, grass, willows, roots, expose that warm rocks and mud and hopefully that keeps it from freezing down and just has a natural creek to flow through all winter. And it's basically a Band-Aid though because once it gets
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Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
they fight it's not fighting around bow is busy enjoying some leaves of the red bush willow I wonder if he knows if you make a lovely decoction out of them they can serve and to help any abdominal pain giraffe girl yes we got another giraffe for you
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How to grow a glacier -...
fragments of ice from male and female glaciers, then covering them with charcoal, wheat husks, cloths, or willow branches so they can reproduce. Under their protective coverings, these glacierets transform into fully active glaciers
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Saving Water Voles From...
and the uk is no exception an iconic species made famous from the wind in the willow storybook as the character ratty the watervol is in serious trouble once found across the uk it's estimated that in recent years
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Feathers in Flight: The...
I think the willow flycatcher is a fantastic example of why the work is so important. It enables conservation to be targeted to those places in most need. If the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher went extinct,
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How aspirin was...
and researchers continue searching for new applications. Already, aspirin's versatility has transformed modern medicine, which is astounding considering its humble beginnings in a scraping of willow bark.
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It's a Badger Brawl PIPE...
in the classic story of wind in the willows badger was portrayed as wise and kind yet among countrymen they're often blamed for all manner of destruction and disease the truth is that while batches dig
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The True Cost of Gold PIPE...
those actually one mining company has planted about a hundred thousand willow tree saplings to help reclaim mined land bug buyers group has also begun restoration projects along the off river
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Creating a Bio-Industrial...
skied through all these willows and all this underbrush smelled my pine and then I realized I was completely stuck and then I heard a crashing like I have never heard coming towards me and I
Video examples
Why do I make art? To...
A series of hoops are created out of willow wood, and they're threaded together to create formations of the natural world, showing the many beauties of life. In this dance, you're circling in a constant spin, mimicking the movement of the Sun and the passage of time.
Video examples
Saving Cabins in the...
What I'm trying to do is break away all this moss, grass, willows, roots, expose that warm rocks and mud and hopefully that keeps it from freezing down and just has a natural creek to flow through all winter. And it's basically a Band-Aid though because once it gets
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
they fight it's not fighting around bow is busy enjoying some leaves of the red bush willow I wonder if he knows if you make a lovely decoction out of them they can serve and to help any abdominal pain giraffe girl yes we got another giraffe for you
Video examples
How to grow a glacier -...
fragments of ice from male and female glaciers, then covering them with charcoal, wheat husks, cloths, or willow branches so they can reproduce. Under their protective coverings, these glacierets transform into fully active glaciers
Video examples
Saving Water Voles From...
and the uk is no exception an iconic species made famous from the wind in the willow storybook as the character ratty the watervol is in serious trouble once found across the uk it's estimated that in recent years
Video examples
Feathers in Flight: The...
I think the willow flycatcher is a fantastic example of why the work is so important. It enables conservation to be targeted to those places in most need. If the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher went extinct,
Video examples
How aspirin was...
and researchers continue searching for new applications. Already, aspirin's versatility has transformed modern medicine, which is astounding considering its humble beginnings in a scraping of willow bark.
Video examples
It's a Badger Brawl PIPE...
in the classic story of wind in the willows badger was portrayed as wise and kind yet among countrymen they're often blamed for all manner of destruction and disease the truth is that while batches dig
Video examples
The True Cost of Gold PIPE...
those actually one mining company has planted about a hundred thousand willow tree saplings to help reclaim mined land bug buyers group has also begun restoration projects along the off river
Video examples
Creating a Bio-Industrial...
skied through all these willows and all this underbrush smelled my pine and then I realized I was completely stuck and then I heard a crashing like I have never heard coming towards me and I
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Quote examples
Edward Everett Hale
American Clergyman
Life seeks life and loves life. The opening of a catkin of a willow, in the flight of the butterfly, in the chirping of a tree-toad or the sweep of an eagle - my life loves to see how others live, exults in their joy, and so far is partner in their great concern.
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Albert Schweitzer
German Theologian
The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.
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James Weldon Johnson
American Poet
It is a struggle; for though the black man fights passively, he nevertheless fights; and his passive resistance is more effective at present than active resistance could possibly be. He bears the fury of the storm as does the willow tree.
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Jada Pinkett Smith
American Actress
Willow and I definitely talked about doing a collaboration. She really loves rock music, so she wants to come on and get crazy with me on a track. Which I would love, because she has a fantastic voice.
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Dorothea Dix
American Activist
The olive branch has been consecrated to peace, palm branches to victory, the laurel to conquest and poetry, the myrtle to love and pleasure, the cypress to mourning, and the willow to despondency.
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Miranda Kerr
Australian Model
I spent my childhood outdoors on my grandparents' farm. I learned to ride a motorbike when I was about six, a little PeeWee 50. I'd climb trees - there was a big weeping willow.
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Pink
American Musician
The willow is my favorite tree. I grew up near one. It's the most flexible tree in nature and nothing can break it - no wind, no elements, it can bend and withstand anything.
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Vijay Shankar
Indian Admiral
Sometimes you fail with the bat, and then you have to do well with the ball. When you fail with the ball, you have to do well with your willow.
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Bruce Lee
American Actor
Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.
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Jilly Cooper
British Author
I love the long grass coming up to meet the willows.
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Edward Everett Hale
American Clergyman
Life seeks life and loves life. The opening of a catkin of a willow, in the flight of the butterfly, in the chirping of a tree-toad or the sweep of an eagle - my life loves to see how others live, exults in their joy, and so far is partner in their great concern.
Quote examples
Albert Schweitzer
German Theologian
The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.
Quote examples
James Weldon Johnson
American Poet
It is a struggle; for though the black man fights passively, he nevertheless fights; and his passive resistance is more effective at present than active resistance could possibly be. He bears the fury of the storm as does the willow tree.
Quote examples
Jada Pinkett Smith
American Actress
Willow and I definitely talked about doing a collaboration. She really loves rock music, so she wants to come on and get crazy with me on a track. Which I would love, because she has a fantastic voice.
Quote examples
Dorothea Dix
American Activist
The olive branch has been consecrated to peace, palm branches to victory, the laurel to conquest and poetry, the myrtle to love and pleasure, the cypress to mourning, and the willow to despondency.
Quote examples
Miranda Kerr
Australian Model
I spent my childhood outdoors on my grandparents' farm. I learned to ride a motorbike when I was about six, a little PeeWee 50. I'd climb trees - there was a big weeping willow.
Quote examples
Pink
American Musician
The willow is my favorite tree. I grew up near one. It's the most flexible tree in nature and nothing can break it - no wind, no elements, it can bend and withstand anything.
Quote examples
Vijay Shankar
Indian Admiral
Sometimes you fail with the bat, and then you have to do well with the ball. When you fail with the ball, you have to do well with your willow.
Quote examples
Bruce Lee
American Actor
Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.
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Jilly Cooper
British Author
I love the long grass coming up to meet the willows.
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