noun Download 🔗Share A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof. Examples : "The farmer built a wattle fence to keep the chickens in the yard. " material architecture building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A single twig or rod laid on a roof to support the thatch. Examples : "The thatcher carefully placed each wattle across the rafters before adding the straw to the roof. " architecture building material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards. Examples : "The chicken had a bright red wattle hanging down from its neck. " animal bird body physiology anatomy appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A barbel of a fish. Examples : "The catfish used its wattle to sense food at the bottom of the murky pond. " fish animal part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A decorative fleshy appendage on the neck of a goat. Examples : "The goat at the petting zoo had a long, red wattle that swayed when it ate. " animal body appearance part physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Loose hanging skin in the neck of a person. Examples : "As the elderly man spoke, his wattle trembled slightly with each word. " body anatomy physiology person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia, or their bark, used in tanning. Examples : "The factory uses wattle bark to tan leather for shoes. " plant material agriculture environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To construct a wattle, or make a construction of wattles. Examples : "The villagers wattle fences for their gardens using branches and mud. " architecture material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To bind with wattles or twigs. Examples : "The farmer will wattle the fence to reinforce it against the wind, using flexible branches he gathered from the trees. " material architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading