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wickerwork

/ˈwɪkərwɜːrk/ /ˈwɪkərwʊrk/

Meanings
noun
A thing or things made of wicker.

Examples :

"The picnic basket was sturdy because it was made of strong wickerwork. "
material thing

Related Words

Illustration basket

basket noun

/ˈbaːskət/ /ˈbɑːskɪt/ /ˈbæskɪt/

A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.

"A basket of fake fruit adorned the table."

Illustration thing

thing noun

/θɪŋ/

That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

"My favorite thing about school is the library. "

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

A grub or maggot.

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration wicker

wicker noun

/ˈwɪkə(ɹ)/ /ˈwɪkɚ/

A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture

"The cat curled up to sleep in the wicker basket on the porch. "

Illustration things

things noun

/θɪŋz/

That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

""I need to buy a few things at the grocery store, like milk and bread." "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration sturdy

sturdy noun

/ˈstɜːdi/ /ˈstɜrdi/

A disease in sheep and cattle, caused by a tapeworm and marked by great nervousness or by dullness and stupor.

"The old farmer recognized the symptoms of sturdy in his cattle: they were unusually listless and seemed detached from their surroundings. "

Illustration strong

strong adjective

/stɹɑŋ/ /stɹɒŋ/ /stɹɔŋ/

Capable of producing great physical force.

"a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong"

Illustration picnic

picnic noun

/ˈpɪknɪk/

An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.

"We went out for a picnic in the forest."

Illustration or

or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."