wooden

[ wood-n ]

/ ˈwʊd n /

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adjective

consisting or made of wood; wood: a wooden ship.

stiff, ungainly, or awkward: a wooden gait.

without spirit, animation, or awareness.

dull or stupid.

indicating the fifth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.

Origin of wooden

First recorded in 1530–40; wood¹ + -en²

SYNONYMS FOR wooden

3 expressionless, vacant, lifeless, impassive.

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OTHER WORDS FROM wooden

wood·en·ly, adverb wood·en·ness, noun

Words nearby wooden

woodcraftsman, woodcreeper, woodcut, woodcutter, wooded, wooden, wooden horse, wooden indian, wooden shoe, wooden spoon, wooden tongue

Example sentences from the Web for wooden

Even when he opens up, the sentences are wooden, the scenes sucked dry of emotion.

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Given that crucial importance, The Macallan is famously hands-on when it comes to its wooden barrels.

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From cognac to bourbon, rye to añejo tequila, many of our beloved spirits spend years aging in wooden casks.

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But in Russia, the wooden ruble seems to be widely accepted.

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Fourteen years on, the wooden stairs and ceiling are still charred, and the walls are studded with clusters of bullet holes.

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That is the great significance of this first track through the “wooden country”—an awakened consciousness.

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In this place the chief judge sat; his assessors had their seats on wooden benches along the walls.

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With a wooden spoon, work these four ingredients, then let them rest for five minutes.

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They consisted of wooden splints coated with sulphur and tipped with antimony, chlorate of potash, and gum.

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It was a wooden house of four or five rooms, with an ample veranda, surrounded by an acre of ground fenced in.

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British Dictionary definitions for wooden

wooden

/ (ˈwʊdən) /

adjective

made from or consisting of wood

awkward or clumsy

bereft of spirit or animation a wooden expression

obstinately unyielding a wooden attitude

mentally slow or dull

not highly resonant a wooden thud

verb

(tr) Australian slang to fell or kill (a person or animal)

Derived forms of wooden

woodenly, adverb woodenness, noun

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wooden

adjective

Origin of wooden

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adjective

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wooden

adjective

Origin of wooden

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OTHER WORDS FROM wooden

Words nearby wooden

Words related to wooden

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