Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
wicker
IPA transcription: [w'ɪkɚ]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
wicker
Meaning:
slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork
Usage examples
"Wicker IS likelier."
Mr. Wicker shook his head with a smile.
"Go and feel of it, Christopher," Mr. Wicker urged.
"Or they may have used wicker," the young lady went on, undismayed.
On it a piece of paper, like a label, showed Mr. Wicker's fine script.
Then as nothing happened, with a voice like a whip Mr. Wicker said: "Start at once!"
It was very pleasant there on the side porch, where there were chairs, a wicker lounge, and a small table.
Mr. Wicker though interested and attentive, gave Chris the impression that what he had been told was not new to him.
And as they turned, the light and the dark hands holding firm, the firelight was streaming from the distant door and Mr. Wicker waited.
Chris, his cheeks hot from excitement and the fire, tiptoed out just as Mr. Wicker's step creaked on the topmost tread of the spiral stair.