wooden Definition

wood
noun

1. bot.
The hard tissue beneath the bark, that forms the bulk of woody trees and shrubs. Technical equivalent xylem.
2. This material obtained from trees and used for building timber, fencing and furniture-making, etc.

Thesaurus: lumber, timber, logs, planks.
3. An expanse of growing trees.

Thesaurus: forest, grove, thicket, woodland, copse, trees.
Form: woods (also)
4. Firewood.
5. golf.
A club with a head traditionally made of wood, now usually of metal, used for driving the ball long distances.
6. bowls.
A bowl.
7. Casks or barrels made of wood, for wine or beer.

Example: matured in wood

adj

1. Made of, or using, wood.

verb

wooded, wooding
1. To cover (land, etc) with trees.

Derivative: wooded
adj

(of land) covered with trees
Thesaurus: forested, tree-covered, timbered, sylvan; Antonym: open.

Derivative: wooden

See separate entries.

Idiom: not see the wood for the trees

To fail to grasp the broad issue because of over-attention to details.

Idiom: out of the woods

Free at last of trouble or danger.
Thesaurus: safe, out of danger, free and clear, secure, in the clear.

Idiom: touch wood

See under touch.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon wudu.

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wooden
adj woodener, woodenest

1. Made of or resembling wood.
2. Said of an actor, performance, etc: stiff, unnatural and inhibited; lacking expression and liveliness.

Thesaurus: lifeless, flat, spiritless, stiff; Antonym: lively.
3. Clumsy or awkward.
4. Said especially of a facial expression: blank; expressionless.

Thesaurus: unemotional, expressionless, vacant, empty, deadpan, enigmatic, blank, unresponsive; Antonym: expressive.

Derivative: woodenly
adverb