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wattle

noun verb

A fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards

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Word length
6
Starts with
W
Ends with
E
Contains
AT
Scrabble score
9

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ˈwɒtəl

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noun

  1. A fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards

noun

  1. Framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence

noun

  1. Any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle

verb

  1. Build of or with wattle

verb

  1. Interlace to form wattle

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