Definitions for woodward
ˈwʊd wərdwood·ward

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Woodward, C. Vann Woodward, Comer Vann Woodwardnoun

   United States historian (1908-1999)

2. Woodward, Bob Woodward, Robert Woodward, Robert Burns Woodwardnoun

   United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex organic compounds (1917-1979)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. woodwardnoun

   A warden of a wood.

2. Etymology: Occupational surname from woodward.

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

1. Woodwardnoun

   A forester.

   Etymology: wood and ward.

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1. woodward

   Woodward is typically a surname of English origin, derived from the Old English words "wudu" meaning 'wood' and "weard" meaning 'guardian' or 'protector'. Hence it can be interpreted as 'guardian of the woods'. However, it may also refer to various places or things named after people with this surname, such as Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan or Woodward's Department Store, a former retail chain in Canada. Additionally, it's the title of a book by Bob Woodward, an American investigative journalist. Depending on the context, Woodward might signify different entities.

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1. Woodwardnoun

   an officer of the forest, whose duty it was to guard the woods

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1. Woodward

   Woodward is a city in and the county seat of Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the largest city in a nine-county area. The population was 12,051 at the 2010 census. The area was historically occupied by the Kiowa, Comanche, Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. European-American settlers established the town in 1887, after construction of the railroad to that point for shipping cattle to markets. The town was on the Great Western Cattle Trail. In the 19th century, it was one of the most important depots in the Oklahoma Territory for shipping cattle to the East. As an important cattle town, it had the rough frontier bawdiness of the time. The United States opened up much of the area to European-American settlement by the Land Run of 1893 and migrants rushed into the area. Boiling Springs State Park has been established east of the city. After statehood, in 1911 Woodward was established as a court town for the US District Court of western Oklahoma. Annual federal dockets were held annually in November through 1948, and sporadically by need after that.

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1. WOODWARD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Woodward is ranked #944 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Woodward surname appeared 36,764 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 12 would have the surname Woodward.
   
   89.7% or 32,992 total occurrences were White.
   4.8% or 1,765 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 868 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.8% or 662 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 250 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.6% or 228 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Chemist
   • Historian

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce woodward?

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How to say woodward in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of woodward in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of woodward in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of woodward in a Sentence

1. Mike Pompeo:

   We should make sure that we, as quickly as we can, find out if Mark Milley spoke to Bob Woodward Mark Milley.

2. Chris Woodward:

   Manager Chris Woodward still lives in Arizona, where Manager Chris Woodward was already talking about 105-degree temperatures last week when expressing Manager Chris Woodward preference for workouts in Texas. Being in Texas instead of Arizona would eliminate the close proximity to some other teams to play additional spring training games before the season. The Rangers would have to depend primarily on intrasquad games to get prepared for the season. This year is obviously different from any other year. Our guys know that, and Ive talked to them at length about that. So anything we do is going to not be normal.

3. Staff John Kelly:

   The Woodward book’s pointless to try to convince him of anything. He’s gone off the rails. We’re in Crazytown, i do n’t even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I’ve ever had.

4. Mountain View Police Department:

   Over 80 latent fingerprints that were also collected at the time of Laurie’s death were re-examined by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Identification Unit, which resulted in even more fingerprints matching Woodward.

5. Bob Woodward:

   The visitation of the medical nightmare on the American population is staggering, stunning. It's on Journalist Bob Woodward on Tuesday head, and Journalist Bob Woodward on Tuesday did not do enough. Journalist Bob Woodward on Tuesday just didn't.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=woodward
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Woodward
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=woodward
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woodward
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=woodward
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=woodward