wooden
11wooden — wood|en [ wudn ] adjective *** 1. ) usually before noun made of wood: a wooden box/floor/chair 2. ) an actor who is wooden does not express enough emotion in their performance: his wooden delivery of the lines a ) a dancer who is wooden moves in… …
12wooden */*/*/ — UK [ˈwʊd(ə)n] / US adjective 1) [usually before noun] made of wood a wooden box/floor/chair 2) a) an actor who is wooden does not express enough emotion in their performance his wooden delivery of the lines b) a dancer who is wooden moves in a… …
13Wooden ox — The wooden ox (木牛流馬， lit. wooden ox flowing horse) was created by Zhuge Liang while he served Shu Han. It was a mechanical, walking replica of an ox whose main purpose was to carry supplies such as grain to an army that was running low on… …
14wooden — [[t]w ʊd(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: ADJ n Wooden objects are made of wood. ...the shop s bare brick walls and faded wooden floorboards. 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe an actor as wooden, you are critical of them because their performance… …
15wooden — adjective 1) a wooden door Syn: wood, timber, woody; ligneous 2) his wooden posture Syn: stilted, stiff, unnatural, awkward, leaden; dry, flat, stodgy …
16wooden — adjective 1) a wooden door Syn: wood, timber 2) wooden acting Syn: stilted, stiff, unnatural, awkward, flat, stodgy, lifeless, soulless 3) …
17wooden — /ˈwʊdn / (say woodn) adjective 1. consisting or made of wood. 2. stiff, ungainly, or awkward. 3. without spirit or animation: a wooden stare. 4. dull or stupid: wooden wits. 5. (of a sound) as if issuing from a hollow wooden object when struck. 6 …
18wooden — adjective Date: 1538 1. made or consisting of wood 2. lacking ease or flexibility ; awkwardly stiff < a wooden speech > < a wooden performer > • woodenly adverb • woodenness noun …
19wooden — woodenly, adv. woodenness, n. /wood n/, adj. 1. consisting or made of wood; wood: a wooden ship. 2. stiff, ungainly, or awkward: a wooden gait. 3. without spirit, animation, or awareness. 4. dull or stupid. 5. indicating the fifth event of a… …
20wooden — / wUdn/ adjective 1 made of wood: a wooden bench 2 not showing enough expression, emotion, or movement, especially when performing in public: a rather wooden performance woodenly adverb woodenness noun (U) …
