Definition of WOODEN

wooden

Adjective Satellite

  • made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
    • "a wooden box"
    • "an ancient cart with wooden wheels"
  • lacking ease or grace
    • "the actor's performance was wooden"
    • "a wooden smile"

Adj

  • Made of wood.
  • As if made of wood; moving awkwardly, or speaking with dull lack of emotion.

Adjective

  • Resembling wood in stiffness, texture, or lacking liveliness and emotion.

Examples

  • a wooden boat
  • His opponent’s WOODEN face gave no clue about their next Words With Friends move.
  • On a recent windy day, hundreds of visitors climbed wooden stairs to take pictures in front of the glacier.
  • wooden acting

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*dwóh₁
From wood + -en. Dates from 1530s, gradually replaced treen (“made from a tree”), from Middle English treen, from Old English triewen.

Scrabble Score: 10

wooden: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
wooden: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wooden: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

wooden: valid Words With Friends Word