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willies
noun
(with "the") A feeling of nervousness or fear.
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noun
(with "the") A feeling of nervousness or fear.
“Staying in the haunted house gave me the willies.”
noun
Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.
The wood of these trees.
A cricket bat.
(1800s) The baseball bat.
A rotating spiked drum used to open and clean cotton heads.
noun
A willow basket.
A fish basket.
noun
(hypocoristic) the penis.
Term of abuse.
noun
A person who is manipulated into serving as a useful agent without knowing it.
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Staying in the haunted house gave me the willies.
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