Definition of Helen wills

1. Noun. United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998).

Exact synonyms: Helen Newington Wills, Helen Wills Moody, Moody
Generic synonyms: Tennis Player

Lexicographical Neighbors of Helen Wills

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Held
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Helen
Helen Adams Keller
Helen Hayes
Helen Hunt Jackson
Helen Keller
Helen Laura Sumner Woodbury
Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson
Helen Newington Wills
Helen Porter Mitchell
Helen Traubel
Helen Wills
Helen Wills Moody
Helen of Troy
Helena
Helene
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Helenium hoopesii
Helenium puberulum
Heleodytes
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Helianthemum canadense
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Literary usage of Helen wills

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Wright & Ditson Officially Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide. edited by Joseph T Whittelsey, Irving C Wright (1921)
"JUNIOR GIRLS' SINGLES Semi-Final Round: helen wills d. ... helen wills, 6/1, 6/2. PACIFIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIP Berkeley Tennis Club, June 19,1920 MEN'S ..."

2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... man — William J. Locke, Simon the Jester, 1910 Such prominent females as Helen Wills, Gertrude Ederle, Amelia Earhart, and Babe Didrikson left him cold. ..."

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