woody
woody
Definition
woody (wo̵od′ē)
adjective wood′i·er, wood′i·est
- covered with trees; wooded
- consisting of or forming wood; ligneous a woody plant
- like or characteristic of wood a woody texture, color, etc.
- having the taste or smell of wood from the barrels used to age it: said of wine
noun
Informal a station wagon with exterior wood paneling
woody
Synonyms
woody
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- very: Plan to avoid burning peat or very woody material.
- too: These will replace older tender perennials that have become too woody.
- not: The penis is also still swollen but not woody hard and probably has quite considerable preservation of erectile tissue.
- slightly: Rosemary ( organic ) Rosemary's needle-like leaves are very aromatic, with a slightly woody... .
- rather: Cayaponia S. Manso Cayaponia has approximately 45 species, mostly climbers, some becoming rather woody.
Preposition: with
- hint: FOR MEN: A truly original modern fragrance, woody with a subtle hint of spice.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- get: I bet you'd all like to know why his old wrestling partner back in high school got the nickname woody.
Modifies a noun
- nightshade: Someone had been hoeing up the weeds by the path, possibly the related woody nightshade which may have been its host.
- pruning: Rather than burning your woody prunings, they can all be recycled for use in the garden.
- fragrance: Extase Pure Passion Woman is a flowery, spicy, woody fragrance for women.
- biomass: Woody biomass The ash content of woody biomass is more or less constant at around 1 % for all species.
- vine: They are herbaceous or woody vines provided with tendrils.
- climber: A vigorous, woody climber, it has bright green leaves that turn a bronze red in autumn, keeping their green veins.
Used with adjective complement
- become: Once the stem has become woody, hardwood cuttings are taken.
- have: They are actually giant grasses but differ by having woody stems or culms and a unique life cycle.
- produce: A shrub is a plant that produces woody stems near ground level.
- go: If the crop has gone woody, water the area with a liquid fertilizer or manure once it has been dug in.
- turn: These ripen and turn woody by October, and release a number of small flat red-brown seeds, each weighing about 0.004 gm.
- get: The edible weeds that plagued them have been harvested and sold or gotten woody.
