Wattle (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("wattle" is a kind of...):

frame; framework (a structure supporting or containing something)

Derivation:

wattle (interlace to form wattle)

wattle (build of or with wattle)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

lappet; wattle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("wattle" is a kind of...):

caruncle; caruncula (an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("wattle" is a kind of...):

acacia (any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wattle"):

Acacia auriculiformis; black wattle (Australian tree that yields tanning materials)

Acacia cambegei; gidgee; stinking wattle (scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms)

Acacia dealbata; mimosa; silver wattle (evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers)

Acacia pycnantha; golden wattle (shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental)

II. (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Interlace to form wattle

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "wattle" is one way to...):

enlace; entwine; interlace; intertwine; lace; twine (spin, wind, or twist together)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

wattle (framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Build of or with wattle

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "wattle" is one way to...):

build; construct; make (make by combining materials and parts)

Domain category:

building; construction (the act of constructing something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

wattle (framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence)

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