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forest, timberland—more at FOREST

wood·lot noun : a restricted area of woodland usu. privately kept to meet fuel and timber needs

wood louse noun : any of various small flat crustaceans that live esp. in ground litter and under stones and bark

wood·man noun : WOODSMAN

wood·note noun : verbal expression that is natural and artless

wood nymph noun : a nymph living in the woods

wood·peck·er noun : any of numerous usu. brightly marked climbing birds with stiff spiny tail feathers and a chisellike bill used to drill into trees for insects

wood·pile noun : a pile of wood and esp. firewood

wood·shed noun : a shed for storing wood and esp. firewood

woods·man noun : a person who frequents or works in the woods; especially : one skilled in woodcraft

woodsy adjective woods·i·er; -est : relating to or suggestive of woods

wood·wind noun : one of a group of wind instruments including flutes, clarinets, oboes, bassoons, and sometimes saxophones

wood·work noun : work made of wood; especially : interior fittings (as moldings or stairways) of wood

woody adjective wood·i·er; -est 1 : abounding or overgrown with woods

2 : of or containing wood or wood fibers

3 : characteristic or suggestive of wood

— wood·i·ness noun

woof noun [ORIGIN: alter. of ME oof, fr. OE ōwef, fr. ō- (fr. on on) + wefan to weave]

1 : WEFT 1

2 : a woven fabric; also : its texture

woof·er noun : a loudspeaker that reproduces sounds of low pitch

wool noun 1 : the soft wavy or curly hair of some mammals and esp. the domestic sheep; also : something (as a textile or garment) made of wool

2 : material that resembles a mass of wool

— wooled adjective

Synonyms

coat, fleece, fur, hair, pelage, pile

1woolen or wool·len adjective 1 : made of wool

2 : of or relating to the manufacture or sale of woolen products <~ mills>

2woolen or woollen noun 1 : a fabric made of wool

2 : garments of woolen fabric — usu. used in pl.

wool·gath·er·ing noun : idle daydreaming

Synonyms

reverie, study, trance—more at REVERIE

1woolly also wooly adjective wool·li·er; -est 1 : of, relating to, or bearing wool

2 a : consisting of or resembling wool

b : thickly covered with long hair or fuzz

3 : mentally confused <~ thinking>

4 : marked by a lack of order or restraint

Synonyms

[2a, b] furry, fuzzy, hairy, rough, shaggy—more at HAIRY

2woolly also wool·ie or wooly noun, plural wool·lies : a garment made from wool; especially : underclothing of knitted wool — usu. used in pl.

woolly bear noun : any of numerous very hairy moth caterpillars

woolly mammoth noun : a heavy-coated mammoth formerly inhabiting colder parts of the northern hemisphere

woo·zy adjective woo·zi·er; -est 1 : BEFUDDLED

2 : somewhat dizzy, nauseated, or weak

— woo·zi·ness noun

1word noun 1 : something that is said; especially : a brief remark

2 : a speech sound or series of speech sounds that communicates a meaning; also : a graphic representation of such a sound or series of sounds

3 : an instruction, authorization, or direction for action or behavior : COMMAND

4 often cap : the 2d person of the Trinity; also : GOSPEL

5 : a report of a recent event or of new information : NEWS, INFORMATION

6 : a declaration that one will do or refrain from doing something : PROMISE

7 plural : QUARREL, DISPUTE

8 : a verbal signal : PASSWORD

Synonyms

[2] expression, term

[3] behest, charge, command, commandment, decree, dictate, direction, directive, edict, instruction, order—more at COMMAND

[5] information, intelligence, item, news, story, tidings—more at NEWS

[6] oath, pledge, promise, troth, vow—more at PROMISE

2word verb : to express in words : PHRASE

Synonyms

articulate, clothe, couch, express, formulate, phrase, put, say, state—more at PHRASE

word·age noun 1 : WORDS

2 : number of words

3 : WORDING

word·book noun : a book containing a collection of words : DICTIONARY

word·i·ness noun : the quality or state of being wordy

Synonyms

circumlocution,