wooden — made of wood
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: made of wood
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈwʊdən/
Korean meaning: 나무로 만든
Korean pronunciation: **우**든
Example Sentences
- My grandmother's wooden rolling pin is older than my father!
- The actor's wooden performance made the audience wonder if he was actually made of wood.
- She kept her jewelry in a beautiful wooden jewelry box.
wooden
ADJECTIVE//ˈwʊdən//
made of wood
💡 Concept
made of wood
🎵 Rhyme
He wouldn't work the wooden craft, though he shouldn't abandon it!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈwʊdən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈwʊdən/
🌳Etymology
Rootwood
Suffix--en
Origin
From Old English 'wudu' meaning wood, combined with the adjective suffix '-en' which means 'made of' or 'consisting of'. The suffix '-en' was commonly used in Old English to form adjectives from nouns.
🎵Rhyme
couldn'tshouldn'twouldn't
couldn't
shouldn't
wouldn't
🔗Collocations
wooden table
wooden floor
wooden spoon
wooden box
wooden acting
wooden expression
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My grandmother's wooden rolling pin is older than my father!”
😄 Fun example
“The actor's wooden performance made the audience wonder if he was actually made of wood.”
“She kept her jewelry in a beautiful wooden jewelry box.”
“The wooden bridge looked ancient but was surprisingly strong.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
timberwoodystiffrigid
Antonyms
flexiblenaturalfluid
Related
woodlumberplankboardtimber
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