Wills

American  

[wilz] / wɪlz /

noun

1. Helen Newington 1906–98, U.S. tennis player.

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Wills British  

/ wɪlz /

noun

1. Helen Newington, married name Helen Wills Moody Roark. 1905–98, US tennis player. She was Wimbledon singles champion eight times between 1927 and 1938. She also won the US title seven times and the French title four times

2. William John. 1834–61, English explorer: Robert Burke's deputy in an expedition on which both men died after crossing Australia from north to south for the first time

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Example Sentences

"People know that growth hormone release is tightly related to sleep, but only through drawing blood and checking growth hormone levels during sleep," said study first author Xinlu Ding, a postdoctoral fellow in UC Berkeley's Department of Neuroscience and the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute.

From Science Daily

Make sure passwords are accessible, and documents — wills, trusts, life-insurance policies, retirement funds — are organized for your children when the time comes.

From MarketWatch

Law-enforcement officials often look at family members and caretakers first when property is transferred or wills and trust are changed.

From MarketWatch

That battle of wills set the tone for a surprisingly combative hearing, which also featured some wry probing of a mysterious secret mission Mullin supposedly went on a decade ago.

From Slate

Willem, Nollie, Pickwick, Peter—all of us here—drawn against our wills across this square.

From Literature