willy
Plural: willies
Adj
- Willing; favourable; ready; eager.
- Self-willed; willful.
Noun
- Alternative form of willow.
- A willow basket.
- A fish basket.
- the penis.
- Term of abuse.
- A person who is manipulated into serving as a useful agent without knowing it.
Verb
Verb Forms: willied, willying, willies
- To clean or prepare textile fibers, also called willow.
- To cleanse wool or cotton, etc. with a willy, or willow.
Examples
- He needed to willy his tile rack, hoping to break up the bad letter clusters.
- Little Johnny got his willy stuck in his zipper.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English willy, willi, equivalent to will + -y. Cognate with Dutch willig (“obedient, hearsome”), German willig (“willing”), Swedish villig (“willing, agreeable”).
Scrabble Score: 11
willy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordwilly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
willy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
willy: valid Words With Friends Word