wooden
Origin of wooden
1Other words for wooden
Other words from wooden
- wood·en·ly, adverb
- wood·en·ness, noun
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How to use wooden in a sentence
Each beehive has a series of flat wooden frames inside a wooden box.
Quacks and toots help young honeybee queens avoid deadly duels | Sharon Oosthoek | September 14, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThis pan comes with a wooden batter spreader and a long “bakelite” handle to keep your hands away from the heat.
Crepe pans you’ll use for breakfast, lunch, and dinner | PopSci Commerce Team | September 3, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIf you have wooden floors, they won’t get stinky, but they might get scuffed or damaged.
Working out at home? Here’s how to keep your house from smelling like a gym. | Harry Guinness | September 3, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe Barasana people in the dense forests of Colombia, for example, traditionally live in wooden longhouses called malokas.
An Ancient Site with Human Skulls on Display - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Jo Marchant | September 2, 2020 | NautilusThe stones may have been attached to wooden handles at one time, Hublin and colleagues say.
This cave hosted the oldest known human remains in Europe | Bruce Bower | June 12, 2020 | Science News For Students
Even when he opens up, the sentences are wooden, the scenes sucked dry of emotion.
The Story of the World’s Greatest Cricket Player | William O’Connor | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIts beautifully aged wooden exterior houses traditional floor seating and beautiful gardens typical of the area.
Given that crucial importance, The Macallan is famously hands-on when it comes to its wooden barrels.
From cognac to bourbon, rye to añejo tequila, many of our beloved spirits spend years aging in wooden casks.
In the United States, people used to warn against taking wooden nickels.
Recession? Devaluation? Inflation? Putin Tells Russia Stay the Course. | Anna Nemtsova | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of Yung Pak's favourite toys was a wooden jumping-jack with a pasteboard tongue.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeShe plays with Captain Lovelock as a child does with a wooden harlequin, she pulls a string and he throws up his arms and legs.
Confidence | Henry JamesThe whole thing begins to have a jigsaw look, like a child's toy rack with wooden soldiers on it, expanding and contracting.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockAunty Rosa hit him over the hands if even a wooden boat were broken.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingWe two of the Society have a wooden cabin in which we can scarcely turn around when we have a table in it.
British Dictionary definitions for wooden
/ (ˈwʊdən) /
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
(tr) Australian slang to fell or kill (a person or animal)
Derived forms of wooden
- woodenly, adverb
- woodenness, noun
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