interjection
noun
-
the crosswise yarns that fill the warp yarns in weaving; weft
-
a woven fabric or its texture
interjection
verb
Etymology
Origin of woof
before 900; Middle English oof, owf, Old English ōwef, āwef (compare gewef ), equivalent to ō-, ā- a- 3 + wef (akin to web ); modern w- from weft, warp, weave, etc.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In 2021, I started a women-run company called Adventure Woof Pack to create an introduction to the outdoors for dog owners.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2022
The county spent $2 million on “Lake Woof Dog Park” and its five fenced pens for large, medium and small dogs, each with gazebos, benches, drinking fountains and dog wash stations.
From Washington Times • Feb. 16, 2020
“Not edgey at all,” says a relaxed Nick Woof, “full of confidence for an England win”
From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2019
Back in September, Kye's sister contacted LittleBlueCup to see if they could track down an unusual bright green dog, known to Kye as "Doggy Woof Woof".
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2017
He had artfully arranged the plates to resemble Mama Woof, with fried eggs for her yellow wolf eyes, crisp bacon strips for whiskers, and two halves of buttered brown toast for her alert, upright ears.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
