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Withe

/waɪð/

A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.

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📖 Definitions of "Withe"

noun

1
A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.
2
A band of twisted twigs.
3
An elastic handle to a tool to save the hand from the shock of blows.
4
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.

verb

1
To bind with withes.
2
To beat with withes.

🔄 Synonyms of "Withe"

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Word	Definition
withynoun	An osier (Salix viminalis), a type of willow.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Withe"

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Word	Definition
withynoun	An osier (Salix viminalis), a type of willow.
withnoun	(regional US, chiefly Midwest and West, informal) Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
windingverb	gerund of wind
withywindnoun	Alternative form of withwind. [A kind of bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).]
widdynoun	(Scotland, obsolete) A rope or halter made of flexible twigs or withes or such
wispnoun	A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group.
twistnoun	A twisting force.
whispnoun	Alternative form of wisp. [A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group.]
wickernoun	A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture.
spindlingnoun	Anything long and slender, like a shoot.
wattlingnoun	An interwoven mesh of twigs; wattle.
tip wilternoun	Synonym of twig wilter.
twinenoun	A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.
wirenoun	(uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
wattlenoun	A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.
windlestrawnoun	(UK, Scotland, dialect) A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, especially Apera spica-venti.
windlenoun	An old English measure of corn, half a bushel.
twirenoun	A sly glance; a leer.
wicknoun	(countable) A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.
wyrenoun	A river in Lancashire, England, which flows into the Irish Sea at Fleetwood.