What part of speech is willows?

Willows can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. willows is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of willow (infinitive).
  • 2. willows is a noun, plural of willow.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does willows mean?

Definitions

Verb

willow - To open and cleanse cotton, flax, wool, etc. by means of a willow.

Noun

willow - any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
willow - a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers

Examples of willows

#   Sentence  
1. noun Since wolf recovery, streamside plants, willows and cottonwoods provide food for other critters -- beavers, a whole variety of avian species, berry-producing shrubs that bears can use.
2. noun The wind blows in the willows.
3. noun The garden was encircled by huge old willows and tall firs, beneath which flourished flowers that loved the shade.
4. noun Truffles are fungi that live in symbiosis with the roots of several plants, such as oaks, nut trees, beeches, poplars, and willows.
5. noun They explained that elk in Yellowstone used to browse unmolested on young aspen and willow growing near the banks of streams, a behavior that prevented the saplings from reaching mature stages and increased the possibility of soil erosion.
6. noun An area that used to be bald as a billiard ball is now a sea of willow."
7. noun More streamside willow and aspen have meant better habitat for beaver, for instance.
8. noun How restful it is to sleep under the shadow of a willow in an Anatolian village in summertime.
9. noun In our Mediterranean forest, there are lots of trees: oak, pine, willow, ash, elm, etc..
10. noun Carrie Sloane dared Ruby Gillis to climb to a certain point in the huge old willow tree before the front doo.
11. noun My favorite tree is the weeping willow.
12. noun In the Mediterranean forests, we have many kinds of trees: oak, pine, willow, ash, elm, and others.
13. noun A truffle is a fungus which lives in symbiosis with the roots of certain plants, such as oak, hazel, beech, poplar and willow trees.
14. noun By the statue she planted a rosy red weeping willow which grew splendidly, and the fresh delicate branches hung round and over it, till they almost touched the blue sand where the shadows showed violet.
15. noun The willow branches are swaying in the autumn wind.
Sentence  
noun
Since wolf recovery, streamside plants, willows and cottonwoods provide food for other critters -- beavers, a whole variety of avian species, berry-producing shrubs that bears can use.
The wind blows in the willows.
The garden was encircled by huge old willows and tall firs, beneath which flourished flowers that loved the shade.
Truffles are fungi that live in symbiosis with the roots of several plants, such as oaks, nut trees, beeches, poplars, and willows.
They explained that elk in Yellowstone used to browse unmolested on young aspen and willow growing near the banks of streams, a behavior that prevented the saplings from reaching mature stages and increased the possibility of soil erosion.
An area that used to be bald as a billiard ball is now a sea of willow."
More streamside willow and aspen have meant better habitat for beaver, for instance.
How restful it is to sleep under the shadow of a willow in an Anatolian village in summertime.
In our Mediterranean forest, there are lots of trees: oak, pine, willow, ash, elm, etc..
Carrie Sloane dared Ruby Gillis to climb to a certain point in the huge old willow tree before the front doo.
My favorite tree is the weeping willow.
In the Mediterranean forests, we have many kinds of trees: oak, pine, willow, ash, elm, and others.
A truffle is a fungus which lives in symbiosis with the roots of certain plants, such as oak, hazel, beech, poplar and willow trees.
By the statue she planted a rosy red weeping willow which grew splendidly, and the fresh delicate branches hung round and over it, till they almost touched the blue sand where the shadows showed violet.
The willow branches are swaying in the autumn wind.

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