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US
/ˈwɪɫɪt/
]
[ UK /wˈɪlɪt/ ]
[ UK /wˈɪlɪt/ ]
NOUN
- large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coasts
How To Use willet In A Sentence
- These two females did afterwards depone that Mr Willet in his consternation uttered but one word, and called that up the stairs in a stentorian voice, six distinct times. Barnaby Rudge
- Dr Willett recommends cutting back on processed foods, sugars and saturated fat, and eating a diet dominated by unrefined whole grains and vegetable oils (such as olive, safflower, sunflower and groundnut).
- Dr. Willett speaks science, and Mollie is a wonderful cookbook guru. USATODAY.com - There's no starvation on this diet
- Among the most abundant shorebirds in the slough are the western sandpiper, least sandpiper, marbled godwit, dowitchers, willet, American avocet, black-bellied plover, sanderling and long-billed curlew. Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, California
- Among the most abundant shorebirds in the slough are the western sandpiper, least sandpiper, marbled godwit, dowitchers, willet, American avocet, black-bellied plover, sanderling and long-billed curlew. Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, California
- Amongst birds, for example, there is evidence that ecological specialists and rare species such as the willet, seaside sparrow and sharp-tailed sparrow are less abundant in P. australis stands than non-P. australis stands. Phragmites australis - cryptic invasion of the Common Reed in North America
- But Vicki Finkenstadt and J.L. Willett have shown that plant polysaccharides, such as starch and cellulose, work just as well.
- In the end, students may become savvier, particularly if, as universities minister David Willetts hopes, new institutions set up and offer better value. University finance: Richer by degrees | Editorial
- This week the bragging rights were won by one of the lower handicappers, Big Dennis Willett, past PSC golf chairman.
- She angles past a willet standing one-legged in the sand, its head tucked onto its back like a spoon. Archive 2009-01-11