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withies

/ˈwɪðiz/

withies is the plural of withy.

Meaning of withy

Noun

withy (plural withies)

  1. An osier (Salix viminalis), a type of willow.
    Synonyms:
    willow
  2. A long flexible twig of the osier; a withe.
    • In the midst of the meadow was a space marked out with withies sixty paces either way for the wrastling ground.1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 17

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Questions about withies

What is withies the plural of?
Withies is the plural of withy.
How do you pronounce withies?
Withies is pronounced /ˈwɪðiz/.

Words near withies in the dictionary

  1. withholdment
  2. withholdments
  3. withholds
  4. Withiel
  5. withier
  6. withies
  7. withiest
  8. within
  9. within a bull's roar
  10. within a whisker of
  11. within ames ace

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Adapted from Wiktionary: withies (page history and authors); withy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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