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- [woo d-n]
- /ˈwʊd n/
- /ˈwʊdn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [woo d-n]
- /ˈwʊd n/
Definitions of wooden word
- adjective wooden consisting or made of wood; wood: a wooden ship. 1
- adjective wooden stiff, ungainly, or awkward: a wooden gait. 1
- adjective wooden without spirit, animation, or awareness. 1
- adjective wooden dull or stupid. 1
- adjective wooden indicating the fifth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary. 1
- noun wooden Made of wood. 1
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Origin of wooden
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; wood1 + -en2
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Parts of speech for Wooden
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wooden popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wooden usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wooden
adjective wooden
- timber — the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
- woody — abounding with wood; wooded.
- ligneous — of the nature of or resembling wood; woody.
- wood — Grant, 1892–1942, U.S. painter.
- board — A board is a flat, thin, rectangular piece of wood or plastic which is used for a particular purpose.
Antonyms for wooden
adjective wooden
- bending — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- expressive — Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
- flexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- pliable — easily bent; flexible; supple: pliable leather.
Top questions with wooden
- how to clean wooden floors?
- how to build a wooden gate?
- how to make a wooden sword?
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