wooden
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,106 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,440 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood a wooden boxan ancient cart with wooden wheels
- lacking ease or grace the actor's performance was woodena wooden smile
wooden in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
-
A high wooden fence straggled through the forest.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
-
Their mother helped them put on their clothes and new wooden shoes.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
-
A light wooden gate, clumsily held in its place by pieces of wire, gave access to the garden.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
-
Having dragged a heavy wooden chair into the pantry, he placed its tall back directly against the shelves.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
-
But he would not listen to her, and caught her to him, and behold! he was clasping the wooden doll.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1