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There is a lot of rubbish written about toilet humour - people saying it is childish and pretending it is beneath them - but there is no doubting the effectiveness of a really good willy gag.
Adrian Edmondson

Meaning of "willy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WILLY

willy  [ˈwɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WILLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Willy 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 WILLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Willy

Willy or Willie may refer to: ▪ Willies, Nord, a commune in the Nord department in northern France ▪ Willy, a fictional dog ▪ SS Willy, a Dutch cargo ship in service 1938–1939 ▪ Willys, a U.S. brand of car ▪ Willie , Brazilian footballer ▪ Henry Gauthier-Villars or Willy, French fin-de-siecle writer and music critic ▪ "Willy", a song by Joni Mitchell from Ladies of the Canyon ▪ "Willie", a 2006 song by Cat Power from The Greatest ▪ Willy, a sailor from Wigan in Captain Pugwash ▪ Willy, a fictional whale in Free Willy portrayed by Keiko ▪ Willey, also willey, willow, twilley...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WILLY


bailey
ˈbeɪlɪ
billy
ˈbɪlɪ
chile
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chili
ˈtʃɪlɪ
daily
ˈdeɪlɪ
easily
ˈiːzɪlɪ
family
ˈfæmɪlɪ
guidwillie
ˈɡuːdˌwɪlɪ
heavily
ˈhevɪlɪ
highly
ˈhaɪlɪ
lily
ˈlɪlɪ
necessarily
ˈnɛsɪsərɪlɪ
Riley
ˈraɪlɪ
silly
ˈsɪlɪ
tranquilly
ˈtræŋkwɪlɪ
twilly
ˈtwɪlɪ
whilly
ˈhwɪlɪ
wili
ˈwɪlɪ
willie
ˈwɪlɪ
willy-willy
ˈwɪlɪˈwɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WILLY

willow fly
willow grouse
willow pattern
Willow South
willow tit
willow wand
willow warbler
willow-like
willow-pattern
willower
willowherb
willowish
willowware
willowy
willpower
Wills
willy wagtail
willy-nilly
willy-willy
willyard

WORDS THAT END LIKE WILLY

Bareilly
Caerphilly
Chantilly
chilly
dilly
evilly
filly
frilly
gilly
hillbilly
hilly
Piccadilly
psychobilly
rockabilly
shrilly
silly-billy
skilly
stilly
Tilly
willy-nilly

Synonyms and antonyms of willy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «willy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WILLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

威利
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

willy
570 millions of speakers

English

willy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ويلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

волей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

willy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাগুক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

willy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Willy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

willy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウィリー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

윌리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bakal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Willy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வில்லி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इच्छा असो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

willy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

willy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Willy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

волею
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

willy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

willy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Willy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

willy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

willy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of willy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WILLY»

The term «willy» is very widely used and occupies the 11.436 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WILLY» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «WILLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word willy.
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Adrian Edmondson
There is a lot of rubbish written about toilet humour - people saying it is childish and pretending it is beneath them - but there is no doubting the effectiveness of a really good willy gag.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILLY»

Discover the use of willy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to willy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Living with a Willy: The Inside Story
This book isn't going to teach you a lot of long Latin words ending in m, but it might just help you understand what it really means to own a daft tuft of flesh shaped like a chipolata.
Nick Fisher, 1994
2
Izzy, Willy-Nilly
One moment can change a life forever.
Cynthia Voigt, 2010
3
Where Willy Went
A little knowledge is a wonderful thing, and as the rest of the facts of life fall into place, Allan’s readers will look back on this book with a mixture of fondness and wry amusement.” —The Guardian (UK)
Nicholas Allan, 2011
4
War Comes to Willy Freeman
Thirteen-year-old Willy Freeman's life changes forever when she witnesses her father's horrific death at the hands of the Redcoats, then returns home to find that her mother has disappeared, perhaps taken by the British as prisoner.
James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier, 2012
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Our Day Out
. . I have rarely seen a show that combined such warmth and such bleakness.' The Times This edition contains the music to the play.
Willy Russell, 2013
6
Blood Brothers
"Blood Brothers is undoubtedly the most exciting thing to have happened to the English musical theatre in years ... essentially a folk opera, a Liverpudlian West Side Story, about twin brothers who grow up on opposite sides of the social ...
Willy Russell, 2001
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Analog Design Essentials
This book is entitled Analog Design Essentials because it contains all topics of importance to the analog designer which are essential to obtain sufficient insights to do a thorough job.The book starts with elementary stages in building up ...
Willy M. C. Sansen, 2007
8
Upchuck and the Rotten Willy
His happy life disintegrating when his human goes to college and his best friend moves away, Chuck the cat ventures farther and farther into the neighborhood and meets Rotten Willy, a monster-sized and big-hearted dog.
Bill Wallace, 1998
9
Willy Tirr (1915 - 1991): Figure in a Landscape
This is the story of Willy Tirr (1915-1991), artist and refugee from Nazi Germany who became Head of Fine Art at Leeds Polytechnic.
David Manson, 2010
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How Willy Got His Wheels
Willy is a lively, friendly dog who wants nothing but a home, even if his legs don't work, and when Deborah adopts him she determines to find a way to help him move about, even if balloons or a skateboard don't do the trick
Deborah A. Turner, Diana Mohler, Mark Anderson, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term willy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Drew Willy lifts Blue Bombers over Lions
"I'm confident in my ability," said Willy, who completed 17 of 25 pass attempts with no interceptions. "I'm obviously a drop-back quarterback, but at the same I try ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
Drew Willy, Blue Bombers QB, injured in 32-3 loss to Eskimos
Willy was helped off the field with an apparent injury to his right knee and was replaced by backup Brian Brohm. Franklin may have taken the spotlight, but the ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
3
Blue Bombers quarterback Drew Willy not afraid to take a hit vs …
Matt Dunigan has experienced concussions -- too many to accurately count. And when he saw the hit on Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Drew Willy last ... «Winnipeg Sun, Jul 15»
4
Blue Bombers QB Drew Willy to suit up against Alouettes after blow …
"They got a good shot on me," Willy said. He met with the team's medical staff and was listed as day-to-day. "I was trying to convince everyone … I felt fine.". «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
5
Tiger-Cats romp over Blue Bombers; Drew Willy injured
Drew Willy's night didn't go as planned. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback was forced to watch most of his team's home opener from the players' tunnel ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
6
CFL - Drew Willy Comes out swinging in Winnipeg's season opener
Willy hit Paris Cotton for 6 yard score to cap off the Bombers' second drive of the game, putting Winnipeg up 7 to nothing. But the riders quickly answered back, ... «Bull Run, Jun 15»
7
Blue Bombers re-sign QB Drew Willy through 2017
The team announced on Friday they have extended Willy's contract through the 2017 CFL season. He was entering the final year of his contract this year. «CBC.ca, May 15»
8
Six More Male Celebrities Who Ripped Off Willy Moon's 'Look'
14), X Factor New Zealand judge Natalia Kills claimed that contestant Joe Irvine ripped off the iconic style of her husband, singer Willy Moon, who was also a ... «Billboard, Mar 15»
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Who are Natalia Kills and Willy Moon?
They've sparked anger around the country but Natalia Kills and Willy Moon have also left a lot of people wondering: Who on earth are they? The controversial ... «3News NZ, Mar 15»
10
Starbucks wants to be the 'Willy Wonka of coffee'
In fact, Schultz called it nothing short of the "Willy Wonka of coffee." Starbucks Reserve Roastery will roast all the coffee it serves in store. It will also package ... «CNNMoney, Dec 14»

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