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 around his vegetable garden to keep out the rabbits. " material architecture building environment 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 positioned the wattles across the roof beams before adding the layers of straw. " architecture 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 turkey strutted around the yard, its bright red wattles swinging with each step. " animal bird biology anatomy body appearance physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A barbel of a fish. Examples : "The angler carefully examined the fish, noting the prominent wattles on its chin. " fish animal part biology anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A decorative fleshy appendage on the neck of a goat. Examples : "The little girl giggled as she stroked the goat's soft beard and the pair of dangling wattles on its neck. " animal body physiology anatomy appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Loose hanging skin in the neck of a person. Examples : "The elderly man's wattles trembled slightly as he spoke, his chin moving up and down. " body anatomy physiology person appearance human 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 tannery worker sorted the harvested wattles, preparing their bark for the leather-making process. " plant material agriculture nature biology environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading