willet

wil·let

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wil-it]
- /ˈwɪl ɪt/
- /ˈwɪ.let/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wil-it]
- /ˈwɪl ɪt/

Definitions of willet word

noun plural willet a large, eastern North American shorebird, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, having a striking black and white wing pattern. 1
noun willet A large North American sandpiper. 1
noun willet a large American shore bird, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, having a long stout bill, long legs, and a grey plumage with black-and-white wings: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes 0
noun willet a large, gray-and-white, long-legged shorebird (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) of the same family (Scolopacidae) as snipe and sandpipers, living along shallow shores, marshes, etc. of North and South America 0
noun willet Tringa semipalmata or Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, a large shorebird. 0

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Origin of willet

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

1700-10, Americanism; short for pill-will-willet, conventional imitative of its cry

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Parts of speech for Willet

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willet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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