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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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Other Word Forms

  • woodenly adverb
  • woodenness noun
  • ˈɴǴǻԱ adverb
  • ˈɴǴǻԲԱ 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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It's a red brick building with wooden doors and no doorbell.

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The adjacent business buying and selling wooden pallets is closed, and a local car mechanic too.

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He then used a long wooden pole to smash the van's windows.

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The therapy is named Trojan horse therapy after the siege of the city of Troy in Greek mythology, when a giant wooden horse was used to smuggle soldiers into the city.

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The BBC interviewed one who said they felt bullied when a park company forced them to replace their wooden decking with plastic, at a cost of £20,000.

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