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woody
1[ wood-ee ]
/ ËwÊd i /
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adjective, wood·i·er, wood·i·est.
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wood·i·ness, nounWords nearby woody
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woody2
or wood·ie
[ wood-ee ]
/ ËwÊd i /
noun, plural wood·ies.
Slang. a station wagon having wood or simulated-wood panels on the outside of the body.
Slang: Vulgar. an erection of the penis.
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woody3
[ wuhd-ee, woo-dee ]
/ ËwÊd i, Ëwu di /
noun, adjective, plural wood·ies,wood·i·er, wood·i·est.
Other definitions for woody (4 of 4)
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British Dictionary definitions for woody
woody
/ (ËwÊdÉȘ) /
adjective woodier or woodiest
abounding in or covered with forest or woods
connected with, belonging to, or situated in a wood
consisting of or containing wood or ligninwoody tissue; woody stems
resembling wood in hardness or texture
Derived forms of woody
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