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woody (wo̵odē)

adjective woodi·er, woodi·est

  1. covered with trees; wooded
  2. consisting of or forming wood; ligneous a woody plant
  3. like or characteristic of wood a woody texture, color, etc.
  4. 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

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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.

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