Wattle

/ˈwɒtl̩/

Synonyms for "wattle" (94 found)

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Closest matches (19)

Noun(6 words)

acaciaacacia shrubacacias appendage braidfence framework

arabesque basketry basketwork braid cancellationcross hatchingcross-hatching crossing-out drapery enlace entwine filigree fret

Strong matches (28)

fretwork grate grating grid gridiron grille grillwork hachure hatching interknit interlace interlacement intertexture intertie intertissue intertwine intertwinement intertwist interweave intort

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knit lace lacery lacework lacing

Noun(3 words)

frill interlace lappet

Related words (47)

lattice latticework loom loop mat mesh meshes meshwork net netting network noose pendant plait pleach plexure plexus raddle reticle reticulation

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reticule reticulum riddle screen screening sieve splice texture tissue tracery trellis trelliswork twill twine twist weave weaving web webbing webwork weft wicker wickerwork wreathe

Noun(3 words)

lattice trellis weave

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More general

24 entries

acaciaanatomical structurebody partbuildbuilding materialcaruncle caruncula construct craft enlace entwine frame framework interlace

Showing 16 of 24 words.

More specific

8 entries

chicken wattlegolden wattlesilver wattleturkey wattlewattle fencewattle latticewattle panelwattle wall

Collocations

10 entries

bird wattlechicken wattlegolden wattlehazel wattleturkey wattlewattle and daubwattle fencewattle latticewattle panelwattle wall

Inflections

3 entries

wattled wattles wattling

Derivations

4 entries

wattled wattlelike wattlework wattling

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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Nowadays, few ordinary city dwellers ever use the word "wattle".

Source: tatoeba (1601739)

And there the heathen Prince, Arviragus, / Gave him an isle of marsh whereon to build; / And there he built with wattles from the marsh / A little lonely church in days of yore, […]

Source: wiktionary

The buttons below his waddle open to reveal a ruddy V, tidemark of the sun.

Source: wiktionary

The tents and sheets are made of the best Canadian duck, tanned for the purpose of preservation with a strong extract of iron-bark and wattle-bark.

Source: wiktionary

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