wooden
Americanadjective
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made from or consisting of wood
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awkward or clumsy
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bereft of spirit or animation
a wooden expression
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obstinately unyielding
a wooden attitude
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mentally slow or dull
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not highly resonant
a wooden thud
verb
Other Word Forms
- woodenly adverb
- woodenness noun
Etymology
Origin of wooden
Example Sentences
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They are in a building with wooden ceiling beams, in an area that appears to be partitioned off with black curtains, with at least one security agent on the perimeter.
From Barron's
The fire on Jan. 22, believed to have been set by a homeless person, took out wooden framing below an asphalt bridge connecting access to a parking lot, making it unusable for safety reasons.
From Los Angeles Times
As the Spiritualists had requested, a large wooden board had been raised on wood strips, creating a low platform.
From Literature
For the last six years, she had been selling wooden crafts and keyrings through a page on Instagram - one of hundreds of thousands of Iranian women making a living that way.
From BBC
On the roof of the 25-storey block, overlooking a sea of residential towers stretching across the horizon, he dusted fresh snowfall off dozens of solar panels with a wooden brush.
From Barron's
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