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wat·tle 1 W0059100 (wŏt′l)n.1. a. A construction of poles intertwined with twigs, reeds, or branches, used for walls, fences, and roofs.b. Material used for such construction.2. Botany Any of various Australian trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.tr.v. wat·tled, wat·tling, wat·tles 1. To construct from wattle.2. To weave into wattle.
[Middle English wattel, from Old English watel. N., sense 2, short for wattle-tree, from their use in wattle construction .]
wat·tle 2 W0059100 (wŏt′l) n. A fleshy, wrinkled, often brightly colored fold of skin usually hanging from the neck or throat, characteristic of certain birds, reptiles, and mammals.
[Early Modern English, of unknown origin.]
wat′tled adj. wattle (ˈwɒtəl) n1. (Building) a frame of rods or stakes interwoven with twigs, branches, etc, esp when used to make fences2. (Building) the material used in such a construction3. (Zoology) a loose fold of skin, often brightly coloured, hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds, lizards, etc4. (Plants) any of various chiefly Australian acacia trees having spikes of small brightly coloured flowers and flexible branches, which were used by early settlers for making fences. See also golden wattle5. (Plants) a southern African caesalpinaceous tree, Peltophorum africanum, with yellow flowersvb (tr) 6. (Building) to construct from wattle7. (Building) to bind or frame with wattle8. (Building) to weave or twist (branches, twigs, etc) into a frameadj (Building) made of, formed by, or covered with wattle[Old English watol; related to wethel wrap, Old High German wadal, German Wedel] ˈwattled adj
wattle (ˈwɒtəl) adjdialect Midland English of poor qualitywat•tle (ˈwɒt l)
n., v. -tled, -tling,
adj. n. 1. Often, wattles. a number of rods or stakes interwoven with twigs or tree branches for making fences, walls, etc. 2. wattles, a number of poles laid on a roof to hold thatch. v.t. 3. to bind, wall, fence, etc., with wattle or wattles. 4. to make or construct by interweaving twigs or branches: to wattle a fence. adj. 5. built or roofed with wattle or wattles. [before 900; Middle English wattel, Old English watul covering, akin to wætla bandage] wat•tle (ˈwɒt l)
n. a fleshy lobe hanging down from the throat or chin of certain birds, as the domestic turkey. [1505–15] wattle - The fleshy part hanging from the neck of a turkey or other bird.See also related terms for turkey.wattle
Past participle: wattled
Gerund: wattling
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| I wattle | | you wattle | | he/she/it wattles | | we wattle | | you wattle | | they wattle |
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| I wattled | | you wattled | | he/she/it wattled | | we wattled | | you wattled | | they wattled |
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| I am wattling | | you are wattling | | he/she/it is wattling | | we are wattling | | you are wattling | | they are wattling |
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| I have wattled | | you have wattled | | he/she/it has wattled | | we have wattled | | you have wattled | | they have wattled |
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| I was wattling | | you were wattling | | he/she/it was wattling | | we were wattling | | you were wattling | | they were wattling |
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| I had wattled | | you had wattled | | he/she/it had wattled | | we had wattled | | you had wattled | | they had wattled |
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| I will wattle | | you will wattle | | he/she/it will wattle | | we will wattle | | you will wattle | | they will wattle |
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| I will have wattled | | you will have wattled | | he/she/it will have wattled | | we will have wattled | | you will have wattled | | they will have wattled |
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| I will be wattling | | you will be wattling | | he/she/it will be wattling | | we will be wattling | | you will be wattling | | they will be wattling |
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| I have been wattling | | you have been wattling | | he/she/it has been wattling | | we have been wattling | | you have been wattling | | they have been wattling |
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| I will have been wattling | | you will have been wattling | | he/she/it will have been wattling | | we will have been wattling | | you will have been wattling | | they will have been wattling |
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| I had been wattling | | you had been wattling | | he/she/it had been wattling | | we had been wattling | | you had been wattling | | they had been wattling |
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| I would wattle | | you would wattle | | he/she/it would wattle | | we would wattle | | you would wattle | | they would wattle |
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| I would have wattled | | you would have wattled | | he/she/it would have wattled | | we would have wattled | | you would have wattled | | they would have wattled |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  wattle - a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizardslappetcaruncle, caruncula - an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds | | 2. | wattle - framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fenceframework - a structure supporting or containing something | | 3. | wattle - any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattleacacia - any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus AcaciaAcacia auriculiformis, black wattle - Australian tree that yields tanning materialsAcacia cambegei, gidgee, stinking wattle - scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossomsAcacia dealbata, mimosa, silver wattle - evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowersAcacia pycnantha, golden wattle - shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental | | Verb | 1. | wattle - build of or with wattleconstruction, building - the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"build, construct, make - make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" | | 2. | wattle - interlace to form wattleinterlace, intertwine, lace, twine, enlace, entwine - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" |
TranslationsAkazieacaciabarbigliobargigliocannicciograticciowattle
wattle, in botany: see acaciaacacia
, any plant of the large leguminous genus Acacia, often thorny shrubs and trees of the family Leguminosae (pulse family). Chiefly of the tropics and subtropics, they are cultivated for decorative and economic purposes.
..... Click the link for more information. .wattleA framework of interwoven rods, poles, or branches.wattle1. a loose fold of skin, often brightly coloured, hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds, lizards, etc. 2. any of various chiefly Australian acacia trees having spikes of small brightly coloured flowers and flexible branches, which were used by early settlers for making fences 3. a southern African caesalpinaceous tree, Peltophorum africanum, with yellow flowers wattle
Synonyms for wattlenoun a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizardsSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fenceRelated Wordsnoun any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattleRelated Words- acacia
- Acacia auriculiformis
- black wattle
- Acacia cambegei
- gidgee
- stinking wattle
- Acacia dealbata
- mimosa
- silver wattle
- Acacia pycnantha
- golden wattle
verb build of or with wattleRelated Words- construction
- building
- build
- construct
- make
verb interlace to form wattleRelated Words- interlace
- intertwine
- lace
- twine
- enlace
- entwine
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