wooden
Americanadjective
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consisting or made of wood.
a wooden ship.
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stiff, ungainly, or awkward.
a wooden gait.
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without spirit, animation, or awareness.
- Synonyms:
- impassive, lifeless, vacant, expressionless
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dull or stupid.
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indicating the fifth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.
adjective
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made from or consisting of wood
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awkward or clumsy
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bereft of spirit or animation
a wooden expression
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obstinately unyielding
a wooden attitude
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mentally slow or dull
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not highly resonant
a wooden thud
verb
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Jeff Higgins, a jam maker for the Wooden Spoon in Wye, told Radio Kent that the company has not been able to make any jam since Monday.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
It was a second win of the campaign for the constantly improving Azzurre, while the post-mortem begins for Wales who have now won an unprecedented three consecutive Wooden Spoons.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
“We learned that we’re just going to be stuck with them,” Wooden said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
John Wooden was in his 80s, retired after guiding the juggernaut Bruins men’s team to 10 national titles in the 1960s and 1970s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
“This is The Wooden Bird, you see it? Maybe they went there a lot.”
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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