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Meaning of "Willis" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WILLIS

Willis  [ˈwɪlɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WILLIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Willis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WILLIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Willis in the English dictionary

The definition of Willis in the dictionary is Norman. born 1933, British trade union leader; general secretary of the Trades Union Congress. Other definition of Willis is Ted. Baron Willis of Chislehurst. 1918–92, British author. His works include the play Hot Summer Night and the novel Death May Surprise Us.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WILLIS


amaryllis
ˌæməˈrɪlɪs
Baylis
ˈbeɪlɪs
bodiless
ˈbɒdɪlɪs
cilice
ˈsɪlɪs
digitalis
ˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪs
fontinalis
ˌfɒntɪˈneɪlɪs
gracilis
ˈɡræsɪlɪs
Halys
ˈheɪlɪs
joyless
ˈdʒɔɪlɪs
merciless
ˈmɜːsɪlɪs
moneyless
ˈmʌnɪlɪs
neurosyphilis
ˌnjʊərəʊˈsɪfɪlɪs
penniless
ˈpɛnɪlɪs
physalis
faɪˈseɪlɪs
pitiless
ˈpɪtɪlɪs
remediless
ˈremədɪlɪs
syphilis
ˈsɪfɪlɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WILLIS

William
William I
William II
William III
William IV
William of Malmesbury
William the Conqueror
Williams
Williams pear
Williams syndrome
Williamsburg
Williamson

WORDS THAT END LIKE WILLIS

allis
challis
Cornwallis
cullis
Ellis
follis
hemerocallis
portcullis
tallis
torticollis
trellis
Wallis

Synonyms and antonyms of Willis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Willis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WILLIS

Find out the translation of Willis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Willis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Willis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

威利斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Willis
570 millions of speakers

English

Willis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विलिस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ويليس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Уиллис
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Willis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উইলিস
260 millions of speakers

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Willis
220 millions of speakers

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Willis
190 millions of speakers

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Willis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウィリス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

윌리스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Willis
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Willis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வில்லிஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विलिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Willis
70 millions of speakers

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Willis
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Willis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Вілліс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Willis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Willis
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Willis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Willis
10 millions of speakers
no

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Willis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Willis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WILLIS»

The term «Willis» is very widely used and occupies the 11.048 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WILLIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Willis

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7 QUOTES WITH «WILLIS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Willis.
1
Guillermo Diaz
Bruce Willis is Bruce Willis in every single movie I've seen him in, except 'Death Becomes Her' and 'Mortal Thoughts,' which is another movie he was in that was very different from what he normally does.
2
Zach Gilford
I wanted to be an actor when I saw the movie 'Die Hard.' I saw Bruce Willis shooting guns and blowing stuff up, and I thought, 'I wanna do that.' It really had nothing to do with acting; I just wanted a job that allowed me to do fun, bigger-than-life stuff.
3
Anthony Michael Hall
It's funny, like 15 years ago when I was a kid doing all the John Hughes movies, I remember Bruce Willis was the only guy who was transitioning from television into film.
4
Cole Hauser
I had been around Bruce Willis for two straight movies, so I saw the way the paparazzi follows him and the way the public is with him. He's a mega-star over in Europe.
5
Rian Johnson
In almost the same way you know what your grandmother looks and sounds like, you know what Bruce Willis looks and sounds like.
6
Kreayshawn
My favorite lie was the online rumor that Bruce Willis was my uncle. That's hilarious.
7
Jeff Smisek
You cannot manage an airline from a corner office in Willis Tower. That doesn't work. You've got to manage by walking around.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILLIS»

Discover the use of Willis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Willis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Doomsday Book
Journeying back in time to the year 1320, twenty-first century Oxford woman Kivrin arrives in the past during the outbreak of a deadly epidemic.
Connie Willis, 2005
2
The Old Willis Place
Diana and her little brother Georgie have been living in the woods behind the old Willis place, a decaying Victorian mansion, for what already seems like forever.
Mary Downing Hahn, 2007
3
Killing Willis: From Diff'rent Strokes to the Mean Streets ...
For Todd Bridges early stardom was no protection from painful childhood events that paved the road to his own personal hell.
Todd Bridges, 2010
4
Willis's Elements of Quantity Surveying
This edition begins with an overview of the need for measurement and the differing rules governing measurement at different stages of the design or project cycle.
Sandra Lee, William Trench, Andrew Willis, 2013
5
Bistatic Radar, Second Edition
The book is a major extention of a chapter on bistatic radar written by the author for the Radar Handbook 2/e by Merrill Skolnick.
Nicholas J. Willis, 2005
6
High Contrast: Race and Gender in Contemporary Hollywood Film
This book will be a central force in the dialogue about the ways film is inscribed into our everyday lives."--Dana Polan, University of Southern California
Sharon Willis, 1997
7
Mesmerists, Monsters, and Machines: Science Fiction and the ...
Mesmerists, Monsters, and Machines interrogates the cultural implications of scientific development as articulated, challenged, and reformulated by science fiction.
Martin Willis, 2006
8
Power Distribution Planning Reference Book
The text details procedures and methods for specification, layout, planning economics and scheduling, and demonstrates how to meet customer demands in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
H. Lee Willis, 1997
9
Beginning VB.NET
This second edition has been thoroughly tested on the full release version of .NET. The book is written in the proven Wrox beginning style with clear explanations and plenty of code samples.
Richard Blair, Jonathan Crossland, Matthew Reynolds, 2004
10
New Digital Cinema: Reinventing the Moving Image
This introduction to contemporary digital cinema tracks its intersection with video art, music video, animation, print design and live club events to create an avantgarde for the new millennium.
Holly Willis, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILLIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Willis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rumer Willis headed to 'Chicago'
Producers of the long-running musical “Chicago” said Thursday that Rumer Willis, recently named “Dancing with the Stars” winner, will make her Broadway ... «Page Six, Jul 15»
2
Willis Group and Towers Watson Announce Merger to Create …
LONDON & ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Willis Group Holdings (NYSE:WSH) and Towers Watson (NASDAQ:TW) today announced the signing of a ... «Business Wire, Jun 15»
3
Willis' friends taken aback by shooting at Grand Forks Wal-Mart
Marcell Travon Willis, originally of Springfield, Tenn., graduated from Springfield High School in 2012 as a U.S. Air Force recruit on scholarship, according to his ... «Grand Forks Herald, May 15»
4
Police: US Airman Marcell Willis Shoots Walmart Workers, Kills Self
Willis was the only person with a gun and no police officers fired a weapon, according to Zimmel. A handgun was recovered near Willis' body, Zimmel said. «Breitbart News, May 15»
5
Rumer Willis on Her Dancing with the Stars Win: 'I Had the Time of …
After over three months of competition, Rumer Willis and Val Chmerkovskiy won Dancing with the Stars on Tuesday night, besting Noah Galloway and Riker ... «TIME, May 15»
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Demi Moore & Rumer Willis Celebrate Rumer's 'Dancing' Win!
The 26-year-old actress and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy posed for a photo with their mirror ball trophies and her family members – mom Demi Moore, dad ... «Just Jared, May 15»
7
Betty Willis dies at 91; designed Las Vegas' landmark welcome sign
You may not know Betty Willis' name, but she designed a world-famous landmark that's so beloved, people get married under it. Sometimes by Elvis. «Los Angeles Times, Apr 15»
8
49ers radio analyst: 'Patrick Willis retired, Chris Borland quit'
Willis, who made seven Pro Bowls and was named First-Team All-Pro five times in eight seasons, also elected to retire because of physical reasons. But not ... «Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Mar 15»
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'Dancing With the Stars': Rumer Willis Behind the Scenes
'Dancing With the Stars': Rumer Willis Behind the Scenes. More. Willis talks about taking the dance floor and how parents Bruce Willis and Demi Moore have ... «ABC News, Mar 15»
10
Willis Tower Finds Buyer in Blackstone Group
Private equity firm Blackstone Group has reached a deal to buy Chicago's Willis Tower. "We see great potential in further improving both the building's retail ... «NBC Chicago, Mar 15»

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