wooden

wood·en

W0210100 (wo͝od′n)adj.1. Made or consisting of wood.2. Stiff and unnatural; without spirit: a wooden performance; a wooden smile.3. Clumsy and awkward; ungainly.

wood′en·ly adv.wood′en·ness n.

wooden

(ˈwʊdən) adj1. (Forestry) made from or consisting of wood2. awkward or clumsy3. bereft of spirit or animation: a wooden expression. 4. obstinately unyielding: a wooden attitude. 5. mentally slow or dull6. not highly resonant: a wooden thud. vb (tr) slang Austral to fell or kill (a person or animal) ˈwoodenly adv ˈwoodenness n

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adj. 1. consisting or made of wood; wood. 2. stiff, ungainly, or awkward: a wooden gait. 3. without spirit, animation, or awareness. [1530–40] wood′en•ly, adv.

wooden

Past participle: woodened
Gerund: woodening

Imperative
wooden
wooden

Present
I wooden
you wooden
he/she/it woodens
we wooden
you wooden
they wooden

Preterite
I woodened
you woodened
he/she/it woodened
we woodened
you woodened
they woodened

Present Continuous
I am woodening
you are woodening
he/she/it is woodening
we are woodening
you are woodening
they are woodening

Present Perfect
I have woodened
you have woodened
he/she/it has woodened
we have woodened
you have woodened
they have woodened

Past Continuous
I was woodening
you were woodening
he/she/it was woodening
we were woodening
you were woodening
they were woodening

Past Perfect
I had woodened
you had woodened
he/she/it had woodened
we had woodened
you had woodened
they had woodened

Future
I will wooden
you will wooden
he/she/it will wooden
we will wooden
you will wooden
they will wooden

Future Perfect
I will have woodened
you will have woodened
he/she/it will have woodened
we will have woodened
you will have woodened
they will have woodened

Future Continuous
I will be woodening
you will be woodening
he/she/it will be woodening
we will be woodening
you will be woodening
they will be woodening

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been woodening
you have been woodening
he/she/it has been woodening
we have been woodening
you have been woodening
they have been woodening

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been woodening
you will have been woodening
he/she/it will have been woodening
we will have been woodening
you will have been woodening
they will have been woodening

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been woodening
you had been woodening
he/she/it had been woodening
we had been woodening
you had been woodening
they had been woodening

Conditional
I would wooden
you would wooden
he/she/it would wooden
we would wooden
you would wooden
they would wooden

Past Conditional
I would have woodened
you would have woodened
he/she/it would have woodened
we would have woodened
you would have woodened
they would have woodened

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	wooden - made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood; "a wooden box"; "an ancient cart with wooden wheels"woody - made of or containing or resembling wood; "woody plants"; "perennial herbs with woody stems"; "a woody taste"
	2.	wooden - lacking ease or grace; "the actor's performance was wooden"; "a wooden smile"awkward - lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"

wooden

adjective1. made of wood, timber, woody, of wood, ligneous the shop's bare brick walls and wooden floorboards2. awkward, stiff, rigid, clumsy, lifeless, stilted, ungainly, gauche, gawky, inelegant, graceless, maladroit The film is marred by the wooden acting of the star.
awkward flowing, elegant, flexible, graceful, supple, nimble, agile, comely, lissom(e)3. expressionless, empty, dull, blank, vacant, lifeless, deadpan, colourless, glassy, unresponsive, unemotional, emotionless, spiritless It's hard to tell from his wooden expression whether he's happy or sad.

wooden

adjective1. So rigidly constrained, formal, or awkward as to lack all grace and spontaneity:buckram, starchy, stiff, stilted.2. Lacking responsiveness or alertness:benumbed, dull, insensible, insensitive, numb, stuporous, torpid, unresponsive.

Translations

木制的木质的

wood

(wud) noun1. (also adjective) (of) the material of which the trunk and branches of trees are composed. My desk is (made of) wood; She gathered some wood for the fire; I like the smell of a wood fire. 木头，木材 2. (often in plural) a group of growing trees. They went for a walk in the woods.树林3. a golf-club whose head is made of wood. 打高尔夫球的木制球棒ˈwooded adjective (of land) covered with trees. a wooded hillside.长满树木的ˈwooden adjective made of wood. three wooden chairs.木制的ˈwoody adjective1. covered with trees. woody countryside.树木茂密的2. (of a smell etc) of or like wood. 木头味ˈwood carving noun the art of carving wood. 木雕ˈwoodcut noun a print made by pressing a block of wood with design cut on it onto paper. 木刻，木刻画 ˈwoodcutter noun a person whose job is felling trees. 伐木工人ˈwoodland noun land covered with woods. a stretch of woodland. 林地（林区） ˈwoodlouse – plural ˈwoodlice – noun a tiny creature with a jointed shell, found under stones etc. 土鳖ˈwoodpecker noun a type of bird which pecks holes in the bark of trees, searching for insects. 啄木鸟ˈwood pulp noun pulp from wood that can be used for making paper. 木质纸浆ˈwoodwind (-wind) noun (in an orchestra, the group of people who play) wind instruments made of wood. 木管乐器ˈwoodwork noun1. the art of making things from wood; carpentry. He did woodwork at school.木制品2. the wooden part of any structure. The woodwork in the house is rotting.建筑中的木工活ˈwoodworm – plurals ˈwoodworm, ~woodworms – noun the larva of a certain type of beetle, which bores into wood and destroys it. 蛀虫out of the wood(s) out of danger. 脱离险境

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wooden mare

An ancient torture device involving a wooden horse, typically used for military punishments. I was so terrified of what my parents would do when they found out I'd failed my exam that I had visions of them making me ride the wooden mare.See also: mare, wooden

wooden spoonist

slang The person or team that finishes last in a competition. So-named because the imaginary prize for a last-place finish is a wooden spoon. Primarily heard in UK. Of course Roy was the wooden-spoonist in today's race—I didn't know a person could run so slow!See also: wooden

wooden top

A beet-shaped wooden toy that spins on a metal point at the bottom. What are you kids complaining about? When I was your age, I only had a wooden top to play with!See also: top, wooden

don't take any wooden nickels

Take care and, specifically, try not to get swindled. The phrase is thought to have originated in the early 20th century when country residents visiting the city were considered easily duped. Primarily heard in US. Have fun tonight and don't take any wooden nickels!See also: any, nickel, take, wooden

the wooden spoon

The imaginary prize for the person finishing in last place in a competition. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I don't expect to win, but I sure hope I don't get the wooden spoon!See also: spoon, wooden

get the wooden spoon

To finish a contest or competition in last place. (The "wooden spoon" is the hypothetical prize for the person finishing in last place in a competition.) Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I may not have gotten the wooden spoon, but that was still one of the worst tournament performances of my career. Even though his team got the wooden spoon last season, Edwards feels confident that they have as good a chance as any to win the championship this year.See also: get, spoon, wooden

win the wooden spoon

To finish a contest or competition in last place. (The "wooden spoon" is an imaginary prize said to be awarded to the competitor in last place.) Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Even though his team won the wooden spoon last season, Edwards feels confident that they have as good a chance as any to win the championship this year. I may not have won the wooden spoon, but that was still one of the worst tournament performances of my career.See also: spoon, win, wooden

take the wooden spoon

To finish a contest or competition in last place. (The "wooden spoon" is an imaginary prize said to be awarded to the competitor in last place.) Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I may not have taken the wooden spoon, but that was still one of the worst tournament performances of my career. Even though his team took the wooden spoon last season, Edwards feels confident that they have as good a chance as any to win the championship this year.See also: spoon, take, wooden

a wooden nickel

A person or thing that only vaguely appears to have any real value, but is ultimately worthless. A nickel is worth five cents, thus already being worth very little. Primarily heard in US. This whole accreditation scheme has as much value as a wooden nickel when it does nothing to get you more work in the field.See also: nickel, wooden

a wooden nutmeg

dated A fraudulent substitute or imitation. Primarily heard in US. Anyone selling you designer goods at such low prices is definitely peddling wooden nutmegs. The major tax overhaul congress has been promising is nothing more than a wooden nutmeg—it will benefit no one but a few at the very top, and for everyone else it will remain a convoluted and expensive mess.See also: wooden

accept a wooden nickel

To accept something that proves to be fraudulent or deceitful; to be swindled or conned. Primarily heard in US. I'm done accepting wooden nickels—capricious women who say they love me, then get bored and decide I'm not worth their time. My husband is a wonderful man, but he has about as much business sense as a grade-schooler. If I had let him accept all the wooden nickels offered flaky customers have tried to peddle on us, we'd have gone bankrupt years ago.See also: accept, nickel, wooden

a wooden nickel

AMERICANIf you call something a wooden nickel, you mean that it is completely false or has no value. Note: A nickel is a five cent coin and a dime is a ten cent coin. He looked at the card as though it were a wooden nickel. `That doesn't prove a thing,' he said.See also: nickel, wooden

the wooden spoon

BRITISHCOMMON If you say that someone gets the wooden spoon, you mean that they are the last in a race or competition or are the worst at a particular activity. Cosmos will almost certainly get the wooden-spoon for the second year in a row if they lose. Britain's bureaucrats won the EU's wooden spoon yesterday, as the worst linguists in Brussels. Note: You can use wooden spoon before a noun. After their third defeat, the Hawks have confirmed their place as wooden spoon contenders this season. Note: At one time, the student who got the lowest marks in their final mathematics exam at Cambridge University was given a wooden spoon. See also: spoon, wooden

accept a wooden nickel

be fooled or swindled. US A wooden nickel is a worthless or counterfeit coin.See also: accept, nickel, wooden

a wooden nutmeg

a false or fraudulent thing. US A wooden nutmeg was a piece of wood shaped to resemble a nutmeg and fraudulently sold as the real thing. This deception was particularly associated with the inhabitants of Connecticut, giving rise to the nickname ‘the Nutmeg State’.See also: wooden

win the wooden spoon

be the least successful contestant; win the booby prize. A wooden spoon was originally presented to the candidate coming last in the Cambridge University mathematical tripos (the final honours examination for a BA degree).See also: spoon, win, wooden

don’t take any wooden ˈnickels

(American English) used when saying goodbye to somebody to mean ‘be careful’, ‘take care of yourself’: Well, see you around Tom. Don’t take any wooden nickels.See also: any, nickel, take, wooden

get, win, take, etc. the ˌwooden ˈspoon

(British English, informal) come last in a race or competition: England must win this match if they are to avoid taking the wooden spoon.It was a custom at the University of Cambridge to give a wooden spoon to the student of mathematics who had the lowest mark/grade for their year.See also: spoon, wooden

don't take any wooden nickels

Protect yourself (against fraud, loss, and so on). This warning against counterfeit coins dates from about 1900 and is distinctly American in origin, the nickel being a U.S. or Canadian five-cent coin. Why a wooden coin was selected is not known. Presumably making coins of wood would always have been more expensive than the intrinsic value of metal coins. Several writers suggest it replaced don’t take any wooden nutmegs, a now obsolete saying dating from colonial times when sharp traders sold wooden nutmegs mixed in with the real spice. In print the expression is found in Ring Lardner’s story, The Real Dope (1919), “In the mean wile—until we meet again—don’t take no wood nickles [sic] and don’t get impatient and be a good girlie.”See also: any, nickel, take, wooden

Don't take any wooden nickels

Don't let yourself be cheated. This expression was first heard in the early 20th century. Although there never were any wooden nickels as legal tender, country folk going to a city were likely to be cheated by all manner of ruses, including obviously counterfeit coins. Wooden nickels did exist, however, as bank promotions during and after the Great Depression; the “coins” were redeemable for prizes.See also: any, nickel, take, wooden

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get, win, take, etc. the ˌwooden ˈspoon

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Don't take any wooden nickels

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Synonyms for wooden

adj made of wood

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adj awkward

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Antonyms

adj expressionless

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Synonyms for wooden

adj so rigidly constrained, formal, or awkward as to lack all grace and spontaneity

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adj lacking responsiveness or alertness

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Words related to wooden

adj made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

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adj lacking ease or grace

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