Definitions for woody
ˈwʊd iwoody

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. woodyadjective

   made of or containing or resembling wood

   "woody plants"; "perennial herbs with woody stems"; "a woody taste"

2. arboraceous, arboreous, woodsy, woodyadjective

   abounding in trees

   "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway"

3. woodyadjective

   made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. woodynoun

   A station wagon that has a retro wooden exterior, often associated with Southern California surfing culture.

2. woodynoun

   an erection.

3. woodyadjective

   Covered in woods; wooded.

4. woodyadjective

   Belonging to the woods; sylvan.

5. woodyadjective

   Made of wood, or having wood-like properties.

6. woodyadjective

   Non-herbaceous.

   Subshrubs, shrubs, trees and lianas are all woody plants.

7. woodyadjective

   Lignified: "the woody parts of a plant".

8. Woodynoun

   A male given name, from a nickname for Woodrow.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Woodyadjective

   Etymology: from wood.

   1. Abounding with wood.

   Thou hast led me up
   A woody mountain, whose high top was plain. John Milton.

   Oft in glimmering bow’rs and glades
   He met her, and in secret shades
   Of woody Ida’s inmost grove. John Milton.

   Four times ten days I’ve pass’d
   Wand’ring this woody maze, and human food
   Nor tasted, nor had appetite. John Milton, Paradise Regain’d.

   Diana’s woody realms he next invades,
   And, crosses through the consecrated shades, Addison.

   2. Ligneous; consisting of wood.

   In the woody parts of plants, which are their bones, the principles are so compounded as to make them flexible without joints, and also elastick. Nehemiah Grew.

   Herbs are those plants whose stalks are soft, and have nothing woody in them, as grass and hemlock. John Locke.

   3. Relating to woods.

   With the woody nymphs when she did play. Fairy Queen.

   All the satyrs scorn their woody kind,
   And henceforth nothing fair but her on earth they find. Fairy Queen.

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1. woody

   Woody refers to the hard, fibrous substance that forms the main structural material of a tree or shrub. It can also be used to describe plants that have a hard stem and branches, or anything that resembles wood in terms of hardness, toughness or texture. The term can also be applied to describe a type of taste or smell similar to that of wood.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Woodyadjective

   abounding with wood or woods; as, woody land

2. Woodyadjective

   consisting of, or containing, wood or woody fiber; ligneous; as, the woody parts of plants

3. Woodyadjective

   of or pertaining to woods; sylvan

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1. woody

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WOODY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Woody is ranked #1960 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Woody surname appeared 18,434 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 would have the surname Woody.
   
   74% or 13,647 total occurrences were White.
   16.4% or 3,031 total occurrences were Black.
   5% or 935 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2% or 382 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.9% or 365 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.4% or 76 total occurrences were Asian.

How to pronounce woody?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of woody in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of woody in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of woody in a Sentence

1. Woody Allen:

   If this was years ago, I would have played this part much more narrowly Woody Allen because I'm a comedian, not Woody Allen. Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg gave it much more complexity.

2. Fabrice:

   Asked about his beautiful gold pocket watch, Woody Allen said :"I'm very attached to it, my grandfather sold it to me on his deathbed!"

3. Matthew McConaughey:

   In Greece a few years ago, we’re sitting around talking about how close we are and our families, and my mom is there, and she says, ‘Woody, I knew your dad’ … Everyone was aware of the ellipses that my mom left after ‘knew.’ It was a loaded K-N-E-W.

4. Jeff Daniels:

   If I was good enough for Woody, I was good enough for anybody, that meant I was in it for the long haul.

5. Blake Lively:

   But it wasn’t just Woody, he made three homophobic comments in a row. A Hitler joke. And a rape joke. It was all within 30 seconds … What on Earth was happening? It was really confusing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=woody
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Woody
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=woody
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woody
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html