dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/woo_MW.json
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{
"Woolf engine":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a compound engine having no receiver":[],
": the first practical compound engine":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Arthur Woolf \u20201837 English mining engineer":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8wu\u0307lf-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021133",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"woo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to court a woman":[],
": to seek to gain or bring about":[],
": to solicit or entreat especially with importunity":[
"woo new customers"
],
": to sue for the affection of and usually marriage with : court":[]
},
"examples":[
"The store had a sale in an effort to woo new customers.",
"The company must find creative ways to woo new employees.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even Marvin Lewis, whose good work here set the table for what\u2019s happening now, didn\u2019t exactly woo top tier players. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
"Will Smith stars as a smooth-talking who man falls for a columnist (Eva Mendes) while helping a shy accountant (Kevin James) woo a beautiful heiress. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Quarterback Nicholaus Iamaleava of Downey Warren will woo college football scouts with his volleyball skills in the spring, then provide oohs and ahhs by throwing 50 touchdowns in the fall. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Crossdressing in pursuit of love is a centuries-old theatrical device; even Viola, Shakespeare\u2019s noblest heroine, costumed herself like a man to woo one, albeit with significantly more poetry. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 5 Dec. 2021",
"Indeed, like so many movements that purport to criticize corporate capitalism, woo itself is largely a product of cutting-edge advertising techniques, the profit motive, and capitalist ideology. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Suburban home builders woo buyers by slathering them with gables and bays and balustrades and porticos and portholes, a profusion that the critic Kate Wagner has chronicled magnificently in her blog McMansion Hell. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 24 Nov. 2021",
"In July, Lightfoot traveled to the Bay Area to woo companies, selling Chicago as a tech destination. \u2014 Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com , 13 Aug. 2021",
"The federal government is trying to woo people by putting vaccines in community hubs like barber shops; making plans to offer child care; and by organizing rides to vaccination sites. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 6 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English wowen , from Old English w\u014dgian":""
},
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"\u02c8w\u00fc"
],
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"synonyms":[
"ask (for)",
"court",
"flirt (with)",
"invite"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184430",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"woo-woo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": dubiously or outlandishly mystical, supernatural, or unscientific":[
"And she has written a book \u2026 in which she dismisses what she calls \" woo-woo spirituality\" in favor of some straight talk on living with loss \u2026",
"\u2014 Linda Richman",
"Energy beams from the eyes certainly sounds like woo-woo stuff \u2026",
"\u2014 Steve Blow"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1992, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from the interjection woo-woo as a conventional representation of an eerie or ghostly sound":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u00fc-\u02ccw\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094009",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"wood":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a dense growth of trees usually greater in extent than a grove and smaller than a forest":[
"\u2014 often used in plural but singular or plural in construction"
],
": clear of danger or difficulty":[],
": living, growing, or existing in woods":[
"woods trails"
],
": something made of wood":[],
": suitable for cutting or working with wood":[
"a wood saw"
],
": the hard fibrous substance consisting basically of xylem that makes up the greater part of the stems, branches, and roots of trees or shrubs beneath the bark and is found to a limited extent in herbaceous plants":[],
": to cover with a growth of trees or plant with trees":[],
": to gather or take on wood":[],
": violently mad":[],
": wood suitable or prepared for some use (such as burning or building)":[],
": wooden":[],
": woodland":[],
"Grant (DeVolson) 1892\u20131942 American painter":[],
"Leonard 1860\u20131927 American physician and general":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Some baseball bats are made out of wood .",
"The wood on the deck has begun to rot.",
"Their house is near a small wood .",
"A thick woods runs along the boundary of the estate.",
"The house is surrounded by woods .",
"He went for a hike in the woods .",
"She hit a wood off the tee."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1613, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English wode , from Old English widu, wudu ; akin to Old High German witu wood, Old Irish fid tree":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English w\u014dd insane; akin to Old High German wuot madness \u2014 more at vatic":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u00fcd",
"\u02c8w\u014dd",
"\u02c8wu\u0307d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"lumber",
"timber"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203701",
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"wood dove":{
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"definitions":{
": any of a genus ( Turtur ) of small, grayish-brown African doves noted for their long, soft cooing songs":[
"\u2026 spent three idyllic days there earlier this year, waking each morning to the echo of wood doves and looking down into the deep valley below in the hope of seeing a leopard slipping through the euphorbias.",
"\u2014 Brian Jackman, Daily Telegraph (London) , 6 Nov. 2010"
],
": stock dove sense 1":[],
": wood pigeon sense 1a":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English wode dowe":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105745",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wood drake":{
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"definitions":{
": the male of the wood duck":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103918",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"wood duck":{
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"definitions":{
": a showy American duck ( Aix sponsa ) which nests in tree cavities and the males of which have a large crest and iridescent plumage varied with green, purple, black, white, and chestnut":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Several species of waterfowl, including Canada goose, wood duck , gadwall and American wigeon, flock to the island, and various fish populations, such as burbot, northern pike and largemouth bass, frequent its waters. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Unquestionably, the drake wood duck is the most beautiful of all waterfowl, with the female also being more colorful than the females of other species. \u2014 Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune , 27 May 2021",
"Owl season was drawing to a close by the time two young owls flew in to sit on a wood duck house one evening in July. \u2014 Val Cunningham Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 12 Jan. 2021",
"There are the excerpts from other wood duck writings, a welcome feature here as in his two earlier books. \u2014 Jim Williams Contributing Writer, Star Tribune , 10 Nov. 2020",
"There are the excerpts from other wood duck writings, a welcome feature here as in his two earlier books. \u2014 Jim Williams Contributing Writer, Star Tribune , 10 Nov. 2020",
"There are the excerpts from other wood duck writings, a welcome feature here as in his two earlier books. \u2014 Jim Williams Contributing Writer, Star Tribune , 10 Nov. 2020",
"There are the excerpts from other wood duck writings, a welcome feature here as in his two earlier books. \u2014 Jim Williams Contributing Writer, Star Tribune , 10 Nov. 2020",
"There are the excerpts from other wood duck writings, a welcome feature here as in his two earlier books. \u2014 Jim Williams Contributing Writer, Star Tribune , 10 Nov. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1777, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083620",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wood ear":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a cultivated usually dark brown edible fungus ( A. polytricha ) used in Chinese cooking":[],
": an edible brownish fungus ( A. auricula ) of North America":[],
": any of several ear- or cup-shaped basidiomycetous fungi (genus Auricularia ) that grow on wood: such as":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The noodles tasted even better when balanced with a crisp bite of raw bean sprouts or wood ear mushrooms, which also come in the bowl. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
"Handmade noodles are the order of the day, whether stir-fried with chile oil or suspended in lamb and wood ear mushroom soup. \u2014 Amiel Stanek, Bon App\u00e9tit , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Add 1 cup fresh wood ear mushrooms, season with salt and sprinkle over the persillade. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Scatter the wood ear mushrooms over the oyster mushroom slices, then top with more fresh cilantro leaves to serve. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Among her top picks are morels, boletes, wood ear and black trumpets. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Sep. 2021",
"In northern China, spoonfuls of black vinegar are draped over thick, belt-like noodles with a touch of soy sauce, served with slices of meat, onions, or wood ear mushrooms. \u2014 Clarissa Wei, Bon App\u00e9tit , 29 May 2021",
"After birth, the Chinese believe that lochia (postpartum bleeding) and expulsion of toxins must be helped along with ingredients such as liver, wood ear mushrooms, and roasted licorice root. \u2014 Kaila Yu, Glamour , 26 May 2021",
"Two federal health agencies are investigating a multistate outbreak of salmonella infections likely linked to wood ear mushrooms imported by Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. of Santa Fe Springs, California. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 26 Sep. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1911, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083952",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"wood fringe":{
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"definitions":{
": climbing fumitory":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121831",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"wood frog":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a common North American frog ( Rana sylvatica ) that inhabits chiefly moist woodlands and is dark brown, yellowish-brown, or pink with a black stripe on each side of the head":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Alaska does have a few amphibians, such as the wood frog , which can freeze itself solid to survive cold winters. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2021",
"During his research, Larson collected 18 wood frogs in Fairbanks and fitted them with tiny glue-on transmitters. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 19 Oct. 2019",
"Sikes sent the photos to Don Larson, who just defended his UAF Ph.D. research on parasites that live within wood frogs . \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 26 Oct. 2019",
"Their bodies cooling with the October air, wood frogs are now snug in leafy blankets all over Alaska. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 19 Oct. 2019",
"But other predators stalk vernal pools, such as water snakes, which Grant has seen snacking on wood frog eggs. \u2014 Liz Langley, National Geographic , 20 Mar. 2019",
"For instance, behavioral scientists who study wood frogs have found that the males employ two distinct strategies in trying to attract a mate. \u2014 Glenn Geher, WSJ , 6 Dec. 2018",
"Alaskan wood frogs get as cold as zero degrees, Costanzo said. \u2014 Amy Lieu, Fox News , 2 May 2018",
"During the winter, 60 percent to 70 percent of a wood frog \u2019s bodily fluids are frozen, according to the Department of Biology at Pennsylvania State University. \u2014 Angela Fritz, Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104053",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wood gas":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": gas obtained by the destructive distillation of wood, composed chiefly of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and methane, and used as a fuel and illuminant":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121908",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"wood nettle":{
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"definitions":{
": an American perennial herb ( Laportea canadensis ) found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085515",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wood nymph":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a nymph living in woods":[]
},
"examples":[
"wood nymphs were usually conceived as being both beautiful and amorous",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Imagining oneself as a wood nymph wearing a bold lip and loud peasant dress doesn\u2019t totally ward off unwanted attention. \u2014 New York Times , 30 July 2021",
"Sam and Dean discover a wood nymph who is determined to protect her family at any cost. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Oct. 2020",
"Natalie Image, Simone McIntosh, Ashley Dixon, Philip Horst, Laura Krumm and Andrew Manea play assorted wood nymphs and forest denizens. \u2014 Georgia Rowe, The Mercury News , 10 June 2019",
"Actors disguised as forest creatures, wood nymphs and deer, scampered about as the 850 students came to step away for one night from the horrific event that rocked all of their young lives. \u2014 Anne Geggis, Sun-Sentinel.com , 6 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1567, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"dryad",
"hamadryad",
"naiad",
"nymph",
"oread"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083824",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"wood oil":{
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"definitions":{
": an oil (as pine oil) obtained by the destructive distillation of wood":[],
": any of various oils derived from wood: such as":[],
": gurjun balsam":[],
": tung oil":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102935",
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": tung tree":[]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103744",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"wood(s)":{
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"definitions":{
"Tiger 1975\u2013 Eldrick Woods American golfer":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8wu\u0307dz"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171204",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"wood-wool":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": fine wood shavings or prepared wood fibers used for surgical dressings, as a substitute for hair in plaster, and as a packing and insulating material":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125848",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wooded":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": covered with growing trees":[]
},
"examples":[
"These sorts of birds live in more wooded areas.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The crash involved an Xfinity work van, a Toyota Camry and a Jeep Laredo, which went off the road and flipped in a wooded area. \u2014 Rosana Hughes, ajc , 27 June 2022",
"It was reported burning in a wooded area off Dowling and Elmore roads, said Anchorage Assistant Fire Chief Alex Boyd. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
"This is a wooded area near Mount Pleasant Woods Park. \u2014 Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"After a ransom was paid, he was released late at night in a wooded area and found his way home, with help from more strangers. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"The biggest part of it is in a wooded area, so that\u2019s shady. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"Where there now are steps, former members of the Big Red gridiron crew had cut a trail through a wooded area. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
"Authorities say Karels led police on a 17-minute, high-speed chase before crashing in a wooded area near Joliet. \u2014 Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"An ultralight aircraft crashed into a wooded area in Middleborough Saturday afternoon, and the pilot escaped uninjured, police and fire said. \u2014 Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1586, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8wu\u0307-d\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114954",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"wooden":{
"antonyms":[
"graceful",
"suave",
"urbane"
],
"definitions":{
": lacking ease or flexibility : awkwardly stiff":[
"a wooden speech",
"a wooden performer"
],
": made or consisting of wood":[]
},
"examples":[
"The guest speaker was wooden and uninspiring.",
"a movie with wooden dialogue",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When the siren wailed in our suburban New Jersey town, the volunteer firefighters scrambled to park their cars and leap over a wooden fence to the garage doors. \u2014 Bob Brody, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"Kraczyna, who has taught Italian language, literature and culture at the Florence campuses of Stanford University and Sarah Lawrence College, embarked on a journey to learn more about the true story behind the wooden puppet in 2017. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"Our neighbors planted a hedge of bamboo approximately 70 feet long beside our 6-foot wooden fence. \u2014 Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The plan calls for a wooden fence to replace existing chain link. \u2014 Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Netflix released the first footage of Pinocchio, featuring Ewan McGregor as the voice of Sebastian J. Cricket, who lives inside the heart of the titular wooden puppet that magically comes to life. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 24 Jan. 2022",
"And that is repeated with a hoop and a stick or a little wooden puppet. \u2014 Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Surrounded by polished wooden planks, the stunning pool is shaded overhead by an elegant canvas\u2014providing respite in the middle of this desert destination. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"Groups of worshipers prayed in both in English and Spanish, with one man shouldering a tall wooden cross. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 30 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8wu\u0307-d\u1d4an"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"awkward",
"clumsy",
"gauche",
"graceless",
"inelegant",
"rough-hewn",
"rustic",
"rustical",
"stiff",
"stilted",
"uncomfortable",
"uneasy",
"ungraceful"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220550",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"woodenhead":{
"antonyms":[
"brain",
"genius"
],
"definitions":{
": blockhead":[]
},
"examples":[
"you're not a woodenhead , so there's no reason why you can't learn this"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1831, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02c8wu\u0307-d\u1d4an-\u02cched"
],
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"airhead",
"birdbrain",
"blockhead",
"bonehead",
"bubblehead",
"chowderhead",
"chucklehead",
"clodpoll",
"clodpole",
"clot",
"cluck",
"clunk",
"cretin",
"cuddy",
"cuddie",
"deadhead",
"dim bulb",
"dimwit",
"dip",
"dodo",
"dolt",
"donkey",
"doofus",
"dope",
"dork",
"dullard",
"dum-dum",
"dumbbell",
"dumbhead",
"dummkopf",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"dunderhead",
"fathead",
"gander",
"golem",
"goof",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"hammerhead",
"hardhead",
"idiot",
"ignoramus",
"imbecile",
"jackass",
"know-nothing",
"knucklehead",
"lamebrain",
"loggerhead",
"loon",
"lump",
"lunkhead",
"meathead",
"mome",
"moron",
"mug",
"mutt",
"natural",
"nimrod",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"noddy",
"noodle",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"oaf",
"pinhead",
"prat",
"ratbag",
"saphead",
"schlub",
"shlub",
"schnook",
"simpleton",
"stock",
"stupe",
"stupid",
"thickhead",
"turkey",
"yahoo",
"yo-yo"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161816",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"woodgate rust":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a disease of the Scotch pine caused by a rust fungus of the genus Cronartium that forms galls upon twigs and branches":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from Woodgate , Oneida County, New York":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8wu\u0307d\u02ccg\u0101t-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124849",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"woodland":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": growing, living, or existing in woodland":[],
": land covered with woody vegetation : timberland , forest":[],
": of, relating to, or being woodland":[],
"city in western California northwest of Sacramento population 55,468":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The swamp was surrounded by dense woodland .",
"the house is perched atop a hill amid a stretch of dense woodland",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The slim rollerball applicator comes with a wearable pouch made from vegan leather, so transportation to a magical woodland is only ever a quick dab away. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"Homes nestled in the Oakland hills sit among oak woodland trees and shrubs, an enclave from city life. \u2014 Emma Talley, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 June 2022",
"Amidst the backdrop, two rivals, Cla\u00e9 and Bru\u00f3, reluctantly join forces in a bid to save their precious woodland and the Perlimps from giants surrounding the forest and regain peace. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 6 May 2022",
"Defensible space, a buffer between property and surrounding woodland and vegetation, is crucial in fire-prone areas of California. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The site is located within Long Crouch Woods, a 26-acre woodland that sits above Seaver Street in Roxbury. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
"Join local artist Weina Dinata to learn how to create your own artful woodland or succulent tabletop native plant garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Join local artist Weina Dinata to learn how to create your own artful woodland or succulent tabletop native plant garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The 14-acre swath within the Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area in Queen Anne\u2019s County, is one of nature\u2019s rarest commodities: an old-growth forest \u2014 a woodland that has never been altered by humans. \u2014 Jonathan M. Pitts, baltimoresun.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"Studies have shown that, compared with urban walking, walking in a woodland setting more dramatically lowers stress, increases positive mood, and enhances working memory. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Thomas used mural-like wallpaper depicting a starry woodland scene, which Howard says reminds her of the mystical forest setting in My Neighbor Totoro, her favorite Miyazaki film. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
"People who search for these woodland retreats, the more rustic and remote the better, are longing for peace, quiet, and simpler times. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"The otherworldly beings may be scary for the littlest ones, who might prefer the gentleness of Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro, about a friendly troll-like being (who mostly looks like a woodland creature). \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
"Native understory woodland plants that grow in forests under large trees are best suited for full shade. \u2014 Jessica Damiano, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"The grasslands at Havenwoods steal the flower show in July and August, but spring is the time for woodland wildflowers in the state's only urban forest. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Down a woodland path off Yablunska Street, the body of a Ukrainian man, identified by his wife, had been left behind by Russian soldiers after their retreat. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rather than relying on after-the-fact syrups, their Waldmeister is conditioned on woodruff , while the Himbeer is fermented with raspberries. \u2014 Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Then, there's a popsicle made of woodruff , coriander, Spanish chervil and sorrel. \u2014 Suzannah Weiss, Teen Vogue , 13 Mar. 2018",
"Created by stonemason Eddie Foisy, a circular walkway takes you to a miniature medieval castle surrounded by fairy portals, a magic diorama enveloped in a bank of lush hosta, ferns and sweet woodruff . \u2014 Mary Ellen Fillo, courant.com , 17 May 2017"
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"Even Marvin Lewis, whose good work here set the table for what\u2019s happening now, didn\u2019t exactly woo top tier players. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
"Will Smith stars as a smooth-talking who man falls for a columnist (Eva Mendes) while helping a shy accountant (Kevin James) woo a beautiful heiress. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Quarterback Nicholaus Iamaleava of Downey Warren will woo college football scouts with his volleyball skills in the spring, then provide oohs and ahhs by throwing 50 touchdowns in the fall. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Crossdressing in pursuit of love is a centuries-old theatrical device; even Viola, Shakespeare\u2019s noblest heroine, costumed herself like a man to woo one, albeit with significantly more poetry. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 5 Dec. 2021",
"Indeed, like so many movements that purport to criticize corporate capitalism, woo itself is largely a product of cutting-edge advertising techniques, the profit motive, and capitalist ideology. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Suburban home builders woo buyers by slathering them with gables and bays and balustrades and porticos and portholes, a profusion that the critic Kate Wagner has chronicled magnificently in her blog McMansion Hell. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 24 Nov. 2021",
"In July, Lightfoot traveled to the Bay Area to woo companies, selling Chicago as a tech destination. \u2014 Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com , 13 Aug. 2021",
"The federal government is trying to woo people by putting vaccines in community hubs like barber shops; making plans to offer child care; and by organizing rides to vaccination sites. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 6 June 2021"
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"The actress and producer tied the knot in New Orleans in June, and the bride did so in a silk wool gown by Danielle Frankel that could not have been more perfect for the setting. \u2014 Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"Faith wore a wide-leg belted crepe wool jumpsuit by Gucci, and Tim chose a fitted light blue suit with a patterned sweater. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 26 June 2022",
"In a world notorious for fakes and fraud, people might be expected to be on high alert for deception\u2014but NFT fans had the wool pulled over their eyes by a fake Snoop Dogg at a huge conference in New York City this week. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 24 June 2022",
"His father was a chemical engineer at a wool factory, his mother an artist who taught cooking. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"After that, Hobel recommends bringing a tarp and paracord, a Tyvek bivy sack, and a wool blanket. \u2014 Outside Online , 21 June 2022",
"Its vegan option, which replaces wool with cotton, is PETA-approved. \u2014 Patricia Marx, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Others pushed further in their quest to modernize the creaky wool suit. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Last year, for instance, he and Travelers CEO Alan Schnitzer were caught wearing wool sport coats throughout the 2 1/2 hour, eight-hole playoff between Kramer Hickok and Harris English. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All this woolgathering about AGAD has inspired me to fire up the Idea Oven again for old time\u2019s sake. \u2014 Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com , 30 Apr. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Studying the remains of Nun cho ga could help scientists better understand the lives and behaviors of woolly mammoths, the researchers said. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Scientists believe woolly mammoths, who wandered North America alongside wild horses, cave lions and giant bison, went extinct as late as 4,000 years ago. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 26 June 2022",
"And one super cool part of being here is access to the third release of Eagle Rock Brewery\u2019s popular Local Source beer, a lager infused with three plants native to Southern California \u2014 woolly bluecurls, black sage and California bay laurel. \u2014 Jeanette Marantosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Participants can enter their own woolly worms in the festival\u2019s series of racing heats, which take place upon a three-foot length of string. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
"San Diego, California, spends money on scandals (101 Ash Street) and other expensive things that aren\u2019t necessary, or pie-in-the-sky projects (Grand Central Station) that are going to fly like woolly mammoths, just to piss people off. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The Central American woolly opossum and the kinkajou, too, were a bit blas\u00e9. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Artists craved new subject matter, especially, as time passed, wild and woolly subjects. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The fish might still bite the woolly buggers and yuk bugs in a fly-fishing kit from Bancroft. \u2014 Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The adult form of the woolly bear caterpillar, the Isabella tiger moth, does not eat and lives only for about one week. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2021",
"The woolly bear \u2019s stiff hairs are an important defense against predators such as yellow jackets and other wasps. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Although many people notice woolly bear caterpillars because of their furry appearance, tiger moths are fairly plain looking and are one of the species seen fluttering around porch lights in the summer. \u2014 Lilly St. Angelo, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Stories about the woolly bear 's ability to drop some prophetic winter knowledge mostly seem to center on the caterpillars' stripes, as noted above from the National Weather Service. \u2014 Lilly St. Angelo, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Yet perhaps the only animal wholly protected by the treaty is the continent\u2019s single native insect, a flightless midge that can survive partial freezing\u2014an antipodal analogue of the Arctic\u2019s woolly bear moth. \u2014 Lucy Jakub, Harper's magazine , 2 Mar. 2020",
"And last but not least, a true reader favorite: the size of the orange vand on the woolly bear (or woolly worm) caterpillar. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful , 16 Sep. 2019",
"And last but not least, a true reader favorite: The size of the orange band on the woolly bear (or woolly worm) caterpillar. \u2014 Forum News Service, Twin Cities , 14 Sep. 2019",
"And fuzzier-than-normal woolly bear caterpillars are said to mean that winter will be very cold. \u2014 Forum News Service, Twin Cities , 14 Sep. 2019"
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"Studying the remains of Nun cho ga could help scientists better understand the lives and behaviors of woolly mammoths, the researchers said. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Scientists believe woolly mammoths, who wandered North America alongside wild horses, cave lions and giant bison, went extinct as late as 4,000 years ago. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 26 June 2022",
"And one super cool part of being here is access to the third release of Eagle Rock Brewery\u2019s popular Local Source beer, a lager infused with three plants native to Southern California \u2014 woolly bluecurls, black sage and California bay laurel. \u2014 Jeanette Marantosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Participants can enter their own woolly worms in the festival\u2019s series of racing heats, which take place upon a three-foot length of string. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
"San Diego, California, spends money on scandals (101 Ash Street) and other expensive things that aren\u2019t necessary, or pie-in-the-sky projects (Grand Central Station) that are going to fly like woolly mammoths, just to piss people off. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The Central American woolly opossum and the kinkajou, too, were a bit blas\u00e9. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Artists craved new subject matter, especially, as time passed, wild and woolly subjects. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The fish might still bite the woolly buggers and yuk bugs in a fly-fishing kit from Bancroft. \u2014 Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"She was already feeling woozy after her first drink.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The western music industry\u2019s indulgence in a woozy cocktail of pills, powders and booze is absent in South Korea. \u2014 Taylor Glasby, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
"An immersive audiovisual album, Eyeye pairs shimmering synthpop with woozy visual loops to tell a cyclical story of love, addiction, relapse, and obsession. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 18 May 2022",
"The aesthetic mixed dreamy harmony vocals with woozy lo-fi instrumentals\u2014synths and guitar might sound like they were recorded to a cassette and then left on a dashboard in the sun for too long. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"These elixirs often made people feel woozy , hence the later iteration of cocktails comprised of spirits and libations. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 27 Apr. 2022",
"This line-up stayed together for just two albums, and the second, Sailin\u2019 Shoes, is a fun exercise in shaggy rock freedom, effortlessly blending woozy blues, energetic R&B, and crunchy country. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"In the clip, Claire begins to feel woozy as Briana (Sophie Skelton) wonders where the Sin Eater (David Gany) is \u2014 the show\u2019s character who eats bread off dead bodies to take their sins away \u2014 noting no one has seen him in a while. \u2014 Sharareh Drury, Variety , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"The Turdidae have some real aristocrats in their tree, beginning with the bluebird \u2014 that blithe symbol of rural America \u2014 and ascending to the wood thrush . \u2014 John Gurda, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Apr. 2021",
"There is no more melodious melody in all of birddom than the song of the wood thrush : clear, resounding, flute-like, and repeated at stately intervals \u2014 not the slop that issues from its Cockney cousin\u2019s beak. \u2014 John Gurda, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Apr. 2021",
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"One species seen and heard here, the wood thrush , known for its lovely song, improved its status. \u2014 Jim Williams, Star Tribune , 16 Feb. 2021",
"This moderate trail is full of animal sightings including woodland birds such as ovenbirds, wood thrush , rufous-sided towhees and gray catbirds. \u2014 Briana Rice, The Enquirer , 20 Aug. 2020",
"In such gardens, expect to see wood thrushes and eastern towhees. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Oct. 2019",
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"That may be leading to the use of a highly toxic substitute \u2014 methanol, or wood alcohol \u2014 in products that have been rushed onto store shelves in the United States. \u2014 Amy Martyn, oregonlive , 6 Oct. 2020",
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"And there are montages, accompanied by a woodwind score (from Cho Young-wuk) lush with romance and intrigue, that deliver a delirium of imagery that would be the centerpiece climax of any other film, but here is simply a debonair aside. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 23 May 2022",
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"The 29-year-old lead singer of the electro-pop band Kazka had long wanted to play the music festival with her bandmates, 35-year-old guitarist Mykyta Budash and 24-year-old woodwind player Dmytro Mazuriak. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Classical piano virtuoso by Lisa Weiss, klezmer and jazz woodwind by Seth Kibel, mandolin by Joel-Michael-Schwartz, and hammered dulcimer player and old-time fiddle by Ken Kolodner. \u2014 John Coffren, Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"The company makes tools for uses including metalworking, woodworking , pneumatic, gardening and in the household. \u2014 Manuel Baigorri, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"About an hour\u2019s ride from the headquarters, in an industrial neighborhood on the outskirts of Padova, is De Santi, the small woodworking facility that has been Sonus\u2019 cabinetmaker from the beginning. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"Recognized for innovations including the circular saw, flat broom and seeds sold in packets, the Shakers, whose members call themselves sisters and brothers, developed a particular skill for woodworking and cabinetmaking. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"Soon their house had bunk beds, dressers and other furniture, made by Hatlestad in the garage, which doubles as a studio space for his woodworking . \u2014 Dan Greenwood, Star Tribune , 10 Aug. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The woodpecker is back, hammering the gutter above my bedroom window every dawn in a staccato that reverberates through my morning fog louder than last night\u2019s burgundy. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Other species to watch for include Arizona woodpecker , whiskered screech owl and Hutton\u2019s vireo. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Typically, this level of woodpecker drilling would be secondary to what is killing the trees and is not necessarily a direct cause of the tree\u2019s decline. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Arndt and Tautz devote an entire chapter to chronicling how a forest bee swarm can convert a woodpecker nest into a bee nest \u2014 a process that takes more than a year. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Mitski is upbeat and animated, mocking a woodpecker with furious head movements and stopping to observe pink lace underwear on the ground. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 27 Dec. 2021",
"As if on cue, a woodpecker swooped in and began to poke its long, narrow beak into the thick trunk. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Each packet contained six different related pictures -- for example, six different bird species: one woodpecker , four parrots, one goldfinch, one tree swallow, etc. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Like all woodpecker species, their diet is mostly insects. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Oct. 2021"
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"Climbing food prices drained the 32-year-old woodcutter \u2019s savings, and his family sold their truck. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Evergrande was founded in 1996 in Guangzhou by Xu Jiayin, who local media says grew up in a poor village as a woodcutter \u2019s son. \u2014 Yoko Kubota, WSJ , 4 Oct. 2021",
"As in a fairy tale, Omeir is born to a young widow in a woodcutter \u2019s cottage in 15th-century Bulgaria. \u2014 Maureen Corrigan, WSJ , 28 Sep. 2021",
"She was forced to work as a nursemaid, fieldhand, and woodcutter . \u2014 Norman Vanamee, Town & Country , 23 Apr. 2021",
"According to Encyclopedia Britannica, she was forced to work from a young age, alternatively acting as a nursemaid, a field hand, a cook and a woodcutter . \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2021",
"Down the row is woodcutter David Fortenberry who creates cutting boards, Lazy Susans and his most-popular product: the bow knife. \u2014 Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al , 5 Dec. 2020",
"Chainsaw chain travels around the bar at about 70 miles an hour, and professional woodcutters do everything possible to maintain a high cutting speed. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 6 Nov. 2019",
"Know Your Chain Chainsaw chain travels around the bar at about 70 miles an hour, and professional woodcutters do everything possible to maintain a high cutting speed. \u2014 Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics , 28 Sep. 2018"
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"We painted the walls white and the woodwork red.",
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"Chris: away well, and employers have come out of the woodwork yes. \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"Maybe some of those crackpots have come out of the woodwork to bash this series on ratings sites. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 17 June 2022",
"Watch out for naysayers coming out of the woodwork ! \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"And the brand made a sound decision in tapping Hervet-Manufacturier, which is renowned for its mastery of woodwork , to create its new range. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The family room of a Craftsman home designed by interior designer Lane McNab in Palo Alto, Calif. includes oak bookshelves that mimic the original woodwork . \u2014 Alina Dizik, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"As guests enter Azure Sky, they'll be greeted by a premium cocktail bar and cozy fireplace, accented by vintage lighting and custom woodwork . \u2014 Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure , 6 Jan. 2022",
"In the reception room known as the Grand Salon, objects by some of the world\u2019s most cutting-edge designers are juxtaposed with moldings, paneled walls and other elaborate woodwork . \u2014 Ted Loos, Robb Report , 12 Dec. 2021",
"The Colonial Revival-style house has pocket doors, crown molding and other woodwork befitting the original owner\u2019s position as head of the Mallory Timber Company. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Nov. 2021"
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"Exhibit features collection of woodcut prints with a sociopolitical theme. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 29 May 2022",
"They are inspired by Chinese and East/Southeast Asian folk art, such as traditional woodcut prints, mystical animals, and folk deities. \u2014 Angela Qian, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
"New Orleans artist Katrina Andry had a terrific series of woodcut prints at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art that playfully, fantastically took on race and beauty among Black women. \u2014 Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books , 7 May 2022",
"Somewhere in most of Rosemary Feit Covey\u2019s recent artworks are woodcut prints, detailed renderings of birds, bones and butterfly wings. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s a three-color woodcut , a block for each color. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 10 Feb. 2022",
"There is no better example than in her audacious experiments in woodcut printmaking. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 10 Feb. 2022",
"One 1591 item about the North Berwick trials, titled Newes From Scotland, even included woodcut images depicting James\u2019 witch hunts. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Jan. 2022",
"They were produced as an engraving or woodcut and printed on paper. \u2014 Lianne Kolirin, CNN , 15 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On this season\u2019s menu are classics like deer or wood pigeon topped with truffle and Puccia di Langa, an ancient local recipe of polenta and veal with a Marsala sauce. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Around one corner, a wood pigeon landed, gave us a hard stare, and flew away. \u2014 Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
"One of the best, most reliable sources for wild game is D\u2019Artagnan Foods, which imports inspected foods including Scottish pheasant, redlegged partridge, grouse and wood pigeon . \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 Mar. 2021",
"The coast is six miles to the north, as the Asturian wood pigeon flies. \u2014 Chiara Goia, National Geographic , 14 Dec. 2019",
"Instead there will be outdoor baths in tubs hewn out of rock in view of distant rice terraces shimmering neat and domestic as putting greens, giving on to wild forests full of parrots and wood pigeons fat as ducks calling from banyan trees. \u2014 Antonia Quirke, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 16 Nov. 2019",
"Saint Lucia Despite its name, Pigeon Island is connected to the mainland and there's nary a pigeon in sight although a variety called the common wood pigeon once lived there, hence the island's name. \u2014 Melanie Refffes, USA TODAY , 25 Nov. 2019"
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"a collection of fine woodcuts",
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"Exhibit features collection of woodcut prints with a sociopolitical theme. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 29 May 2022",
"They are inspired by Chinese and East/Southeast Asian folk art, such as traditional woodcut prints, mystical animals, and folk deities. \u2014 Angela Qian, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
"New Orleans artist Katrina Andry had a terrific series of woodcut prints at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art that playfully, fantastically took on race and beauty among Black women. \u2014 Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books , 7 May 2022",
"Somewhere in most of Rosemary Feit Covey\u2019s recent artworks are woodcut prints, detailed renderings of birds, bones and butterfly wings. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s a three-color woodcut , a block for each color. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 10 Feb. 2022",
"There is no better example than in her audacious experiments in woodcut printmaking. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 10 Feb. 2022",
"One 1591 item about the North Berwick trials, titled Newes From Scotland, even included woodcut images depicting James\u2019 witch hunts. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Jan. 2022",
"They were produced as an engraving or woodcut and printed on paper. \u2014 Lianne Kolirin, CNN , 15 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Adults can join a naturalist and learn about the woodcock , a short-legged plump bird, in a presentation and nature walk at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at the Knoch Knolls Nature Center, 320 Knoch Knolls Road. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"While the grouse, woodcock and deer always have been plentiful, enjoying down time, time around the campfire, and family and friends makes the cabin special. \u2014 Star Tribune , 27 May 2021",
"Higginbotham plans to drop fluorescent yellow liquid into the woodcock \u2019s eyes, which will highlight any scratches. \u2014 Lela Nargi, Washington Post , 8 Dec. 2020",
"The quirky and underrated woodcock was the inspiration for DeRosa\u2019s Project Upland, a combination of magazine, podcast, film series, social media, and website. \u2014 Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life , 12 Oct. 2020",
"Bear, dove and early goose seasons begin Sept. 1, with grouse, woodcock and duck seasons following, along with archery deer hunting. \u2014 Star Tribune , 20 Aug. 2020",
"Lug soles excel on hillsides while rubber boots are good in wet woodcock lowlands. \u2014 Tom Keer, Field & Stream , 2 June 2020",
"Riveredge Nature Center in Saukville has launched a virtual naturalist series on its YouTube page, including videos on the American woodcock and how to build recycled bird feeder. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 May 2020",
"These should make great carrying guns for thick-cover woodcock and quail hunters who need to keep one hand free for fending off brush, and who need a gun that handles quickly. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 22 Jan. 2020"
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"after B. Wood , 20th century American metallurgist":""
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"\u02c8w\u014dd",
"\u02c8wu\u0307d",
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"(Adeline) Virginia 1882\u20131941 n\u00e9e Stephen English author":[]
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"noun"
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": an impenetrable thicket of rhododendron or mountain laurel":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If his anatomy was a bit Gumbyish and his faces were little more than masks, his drawings had enough panache to survive the ossifying translation into wood engraving . \u2014 Susan Tallman, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s a little wood engraving by Edward Gordon Craig. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 29 Sep. 2019",
"There are oil paintings, wood engravings , drawings, maps, costumes and photographs, but the show is especially rich in Homer\u2019s ravishing watercolors. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 10 Sep. 2019",
"An 1868 wood engraving of Harriet Tubman by John Darby shows Tubman dressed as a scout for the Union Army holding a large rifle with her hands curiously placed over the barrel of the gun. \u2014 Kim Sajet, Smithsonian , 23 Mar. 2018"
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"type":[
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"The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Wednesday a fatal case of Powassan virus, which is transmitted through the bite of an infected tick or woodchuck tick. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Chuckles X, a female woodchuck that conveyed forecasts to Manchester Mayor Jay Moran this year and in 2019, was cremated, Lutz Children\u2019s Museum interim Director Kate Morrissey said Wednesday. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 21 Oct. 2020",
"There's still plenty of room among the stands of milkweed, yellow coneflower and stiff goldenrod for the monarch butterflies, purple martins, ruby-throated hummingbirds, honey bees and the rogue woodchuck . \u2014 Barry Adams, Star Tribune , 7 Sep. 2020"
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"North of Boston, a vagrant wood stork continued to be sighted in the vicinity of the Green Landing Marsh in Gloucester, a little blue heron at the Ross Field Mill Pond elsewhere in Gloucester. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Nov. 2021",
"The refuge is only 6 miles west of our coastline \u2014 as the wood stork flies. \u2014 Ron Seifer, sun-sentinel.com , 23 Nov. 2021",
"The juvenile wood stork was first seen by bird researcher Anthony Ciancimino on July 31 in a saltwater marsh near an Amazon warehouse, the Staten Island Advance reports. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 Aug. 2021",
"This peaceful place where the R\u00edo San Jos\u00e9 meets the ocean draws some 200 species of resident and migratory birds including wood storks , pelicans, egrets, herons, ibises, and hawks. \u2014 Jenny Peters, National Geographic , 25 July 2019",
"Threatened wood storks , which nearly disappeared in the early 1980s, doubled their 10-year nesting average. \u2014 Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald , 29 Mar. 2018",
"In recent years, the birds appear to be repeating the northward exodus of wood storks . \u2014 Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald , 29 Mar. 2018",
"Visitors may spot snowy egrets, great blue herons, banded cormorants, wood storks , black vultures and anhingas \u2013 a.k.a. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com , 7 Apr. 2018",
"While the Katy Prairie is home for a wide variety of summertime birds like spoonbills and wood storks , Gonzalez said the place also is a major stop on the migratory route for ducks and geese coming from the north during the winter. \u2014 Mike Glenn, Houston Chronicle , 26 Dec. 2017"
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"Shamrocks are members of the wood sorrel family of the genus Oxalis. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 27 Feb. 2021",
"The greens typically called weeds that get ripped out of backyards make a delicious salad and can be a bold garnish \u2014 think of purslane, or wood sorrel . \u2014 New York Times , 7 Nov. 2019",
"In the north, toss together smoked char, chanterelles, juniper berries and wood sorrel . \u2014 Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com , 12 Aug. 2019",
"In the north, toss together smoked char, chanterelles, juniper berries and wood sorrel . \u2014 Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com , 12 Aug. 2019",
"In the north, toss together smoked char, chanterelles, juniper berries and wood sorrel . \u2014 Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com , 12 Aug. 2019",
"Home to Regan is beyond the reach of modern technology, tramping the loamy forest foraging for mushrooms, wood sorrel and tiny wild strawberries. \u2014 Deborah Reid, Washington Post , 12 Aug. 2019"
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"Pack rats, also known as wood rats , are notorious for collecting an odd assortment of items from their surroundings to make their nests, called middens. \u2014 Sadie Witkowski, Smithsonian , 15 Nov. 2019",
"And many of the reporters who held the job later considered her the best, churning out stories on everything from backdoor political deals to disappearing wood rats . \u2014 Jenny Staletovich And Glenn Garvin, miamiherald , 3 Sep. 2017"
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"The traditional garments were known to the West through woodblock prints and exported decorative arts even before the Meiji Period (1868-1912). \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 7 June 2022",
"Kids are welcome and participants are encouraged to bring their clothing, textiles or anything else that can be enhanced by a woodblock pattern, Sign up for one of two three-hour sessions for $50 per person. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 2 May 2022",
"The woodblock pulse is sometimes taken up by clanging cowbell, slashed chords, or the ominous, clocklike ticking of bowsticks against strings. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The woodblock prints were done by various European artists, most between 1900 and 1920. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The woodblock prints were done by various European artists, most between 1900 and 1920. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The woodblock prints were done by various European artists, most between 1900 and 1920. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"Henning veered off into a woodlot and Tess immediately got birdy. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Schneiderman carried the bird, now called Rosie, into the woodlot on the south of the property. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Dec. 2021",
"The infestation is in a 90-acre woodlot in Vevay, Indiana, in Switzerland County. \u2014 London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Sep. 2021",
"The woodlot Lidstone called home was just a few miles away from Interstate 93, north of the capital city of Concord. \u2014 Fox News , 6 Aug. 2021",
"The woodlot Lidstone called home was just a few miles away from Interstate 93. \u2014 Kathy Mccormack, USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021",
"The woodlot Lidstone called home was just a few miles away from Interstate 93. \u2014 Kathy Mccormack, ajc , 5 Aug. 2021",
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"The Sunday eBay auction of a 12,000-year-old, fossilized woolly mammoth tooth raised $10,300 to aid Ukrainians affected by Russia's invasion. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"Back to life: Company seeks to resurrect the woolly mammoth , return extinct animal to the Arctic Show-Me-a-saurus! \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 29 Nov. 2021"
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"These ingredients also provide a natural fragrance that\u2019s woody , earthy and all-round manly. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022"
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"Homes nestled in the Oakland hills sit among oak woodland trees and shrubs, an enclave from city life. \u2014 Emma Talley, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 June 2022",
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"The site is located within Long Crouch Woods, a 26-acre woodland that sits above Seaver Street in Roxbury. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
"Join local artist Weina Dinata to learn how to create your own artful woodland or succulent tabletop native plant garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Join local artist Weina Dinata to learn how to create your own artful woodland or succulent tabletop native plant garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The 14-acre swath within the Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area in Queen Anne\u2019s County, is one of nature\u2019s rarest commodities: an old-growth forest \u2014 a woodland that has never been altered by humans. \u2014 Jonathan M. Pitts, baltimoresun.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"Studies have shown that, compared with urban walking, walking in a woodland setting more dramatically lowers stress, increases positive mood, and enhances working memory. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Thomas used mural-like wallpaper depicting a starry woodland scene, which Howard says reminds her of the mystical forest setting in My Neighbor Totoro, her favorite Miyazaki film. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
"People who search for these woodland retreats, the more rustic and remote the better, are longing for peace, quiet, and simpler times. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"The otherworldly beings may be scary for the littlest ones, who might prefer the gentleness of Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro, about a friendly troll-like being (who mostly looks like a woodland creature). \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
"Native understory woodland plants that grow in forests under large trees are best suited for full shade. \u2014 Jessica Damiano, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"The grasslands at Havenwoods steal the flower show in July and August, but spring is the time for woodland wildflowers in the state's only urban forest. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Down a woodland path off Yablunska Street, the body of a Ukrainian man, identified by his wife, had been left behind by Russian soldiers after their retreat. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"The refuge is only 6 miles west of our coastline \u2014 as the wood stork flies. \u2014 Ron Seifer, sun-sentinel.com , 23 Nov. 2021",
"The juvenile wood stork was first seen by bird researcher Anthony Ciancimino on July 31 in a saltwater marsh near an Amazon warehouse, the Staten Island Advance reports. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 Aug. 2021",
"This peaceful place where the R\u00edo San Jos\u00e9 meets the ocean draws some 200 species of resident and migratory birds including wood storks , pelicans, egrets, herons, ibises, and hawks. \u2014 Jenny Peters, National Geographic , 25 July 2019",
"Threatened wood storks , which nearly disappeared in the early 1980s, doubled their 10-year nesting average. \u2014 Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald , 29 Mar. 2018",
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"Visitors may spot snowy egrets, great blue herons, banded cormorants, wood storks , black vultures and anhingas \u2013 a.k.a. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com , 7 Apr. 2018",
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"Another, beside a woodpile , wore a sheepskin-and-leather jacket that was speckled with unmelted snow. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
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"Since the 1980s, however, hemlocks have come under an ever-widening assault from the hemlock woolly adelgid , a tiny insect native to Japan that sucks sugars from hemlock needles, killing trees. \u2014 Gabriel Popkin, Science | AAAS , 15 Jan. 2020",
"That money was used to fund grassland restoration efforts benefitting Michigan pheasants, rabbits and elk, and the eradication of the hemlock woolly adelgid , an invasive insect that has the potential to decimate trees across the state. \u2014 Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2019",
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"Lyocell is made from wood pulp as a substitute for silk 5. \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"But the cases of cheese being bulked out with wood pulp continue. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 27 May 2022",
"In 2016, the US Food and Drug Association (FDA) busted Castle Cheese for selling its cheese as real parmesan when it was actually cut with fillers like wood pulp . \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 27 May 2022",
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"This shortage stems from lumber's raw material, wood pulp , which is used to make toilet paper. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 12 Jan. 2022",
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