Woodward

[ woo d-werd ]

/ ˈwʊd wərd /

noun

C(omer) Vann,1908–99, U.S. historian.

Robert Burns,1917–79, U.S. chemist: Nobel prize 1965.

a town in NW Oklahoma.

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Examples from the Web for woodward

In 1958, he married Woodward, and they subsequently had three daughters of their own.
The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70|Peter Richmond|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dutch Leonard, who had been listening real good his whole life, on Woodward Avenue and on Navy ships, was going to write.
Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune|Mike Lupica|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For people like Woodward who look different than the norm, these kinds of awkward first-liners are a fact of life.
Disabled Woman Tackles the Dating Site Trolls|Elizabeth Heideman|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Woodward chronicles these reactions on her blog “Step Funny Right Now.”
Disabled Woman Tackles the Dating Site Trolls|Elizabeth Heideman|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Woodward has caught herself paying more attention to her disability than she normally would.
Disabled Woman Tackles the Dating Site Trolls|Elizabeth Heideman|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After Greatrakes had gone, Woodward repaired to the room of his mother, in a state of agitation which we cannot describe.
The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector|William Carleton
Mr. Woodward says he does not now remember how it got in there.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
Woodward then shook hands with him and his wife, and wished them a good morning.
The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector|William Carleton
The finest in the city is that already described in the zoological department of Woodward's Gardens.
Bancroft's Tourist's Guide Yosemite|A.L. Bancroft
Officers Mass and Woodward reported that their two gangs burned 100 bodies, the majority women and children.
The Complete Story of the Galveston Horror|Various

British Dictionary definitions for woodward

Woodward

/ (ˈwʊdwəd) /

noun

Sir Clive . born 1956, English Rugby Union player and subsequently (1997–2004) coach of the England team that won the Rugby World Cup in 2003.

R (obert) B (urns). 1917–79, US chemist. For his work on the synthesis of quinine, strychnine, cholesterol, and other organic compounds he won the Nobel prize for chemistry 1965

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