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wooden

[ wood-n ]

adjective

  1. consisting or made of wood; wood:

    a wooden ship.

  2. stiff, ungainly, or awkward:

    a wooden gait.

  3. without spirit, animation, or awareness.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  4. dull or stupid.
  5. indicating the fifth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.


wooden

/ ˈʊə /

adjective

  1. made from or consisting of wood
  2. awkward or clumsy
  3. bereft of spirit or animation

    a wooden expression

  4. obstinately unyielding

    a wooden attitude

  5. mentally slow or dull
  6. not highly resonant

    a wooden thud

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. slang.
    tr to fell or kill (a person or animal)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈɴǴǻԱ, adverb
  • ˈɴǴǻԲԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ɴǴǻIJ· adverb
  • ɴǴǻIJ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wooden1

First recorded in 1530–40; wood 1 + -en 2
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Example Sentences

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Somewhere between the giant wooden duck box and the framed colored-pencil portrait of strangers' wedding vows, there’s a plate of pierogi that tastes like a cheeseburger.

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Others in the crowd shook a wooden fence and shouted at the residence using bullhorns.

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In one, a young fighter was being treated in a wooden ward with a dirt floor.

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Two of the "bottles" contain beer, while one is completely wooden - painted red and white - and is referred to as the dummy.

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There was also applause when the Pope's simple wooden coffin was brought out.

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