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Woden

A deity corresponding to Odin, the supreme deity of the Scandinavians. Wednesday is named for him. See Odin.

Woe

Woeful; sorrowful.

Woe-begone

Beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow; woeful.

Woful Woeful

Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity; afflicted; wretched; unhappy; sad.

Wofully Woefully

In a woeful manner; sorrowfully; mournfully; miserably; dolefully.

Wol

See 2d Will.

Wolde

imp. of Will. See Would.

Wolf's-milk

Any kind of spurge (Euphorbia); -- so called from its acrid milky juice.

Wolfberry

An American shrub (Symphoricarpus occidentalis) which bears soft white berries.

Wolffian

Discovered, or first described, by Caspar Friedrich Wolff (1733-1794), the founder of modern embryology.

Wolfhound

Originally, a large hound used in hunting wolves; now, any one of certain breeds of large dogs, some of which are nearly identical with the great Danes.

Wolfish

Like a wolf; having the qualities or form of a wolf; as, a wolfish visage; wolfish designs.

Wolframic

Of or pertaining to wolframium. See Tungstic.

Wolframite

Tungstate of iron and manganese, generally of a brownish or grayish black color, submetallic luster, and high specific gravity. It occurs in cleavable masses, and also crystallized. Called also wolfram.

Wolframium

The technical name of the element tungsten. See Tungsten.

Wolfsbane

A poisonous plant (Aconitum Lycoctonum), a kind of monkshood; also, by extension, any plant or species of the genus Aconitum. See Aconite.

Wollastonite

A silicate of lime of a white to gray, red, or yellow color, occurring generally in cleavable masses, rarely in tabular crystals; tabular spar.

Wolverine Wolverene

A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly Gulo luscus), of the weasel family Mustelidae, about the size of a large badger; called also glutton and carcajou. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.

Woman

To act the part of a woman in; -- with indefinite it.

Womanhood

The state of being a woman; the distinguishing character or qualities of a woman, or of womankind.

Womanish

Suitable to a woman, having the qualities of a woman; effeminate; not becoming a man; -- usually in a reproachful sense. See the Note under Effeminate.

Womanize

To make like a woman; to make effeminate.

womanize

To seek the company of women with unusual frequency, especially for purposes of sexual intimacy.

Womankind

The females of the human race; women, collectively.

Womanly

In the manner of a woman; with the grace, tenderness, or affection of a woman.

Womb

To inclose in a womb, or as in a womb; to breed or hold in secret.

Wombat

Any one of three species of Australian burrowing marsupials of the genus Phascolomys, especially the common species (Phascolomys ursinus). They are nocturnal in their habits, and feed mostly on roots.

Won

Dwelling; wone.

Wondered

Having performed wonders; able to perform wonderful things.

Wonderful

Adapted to excite wonder or admiration; surprising; strange; astonishing.

Wonderment

Surprise; astonishment; a wonderful appearance; a wonder.

Wonderwork

A wonderful work or act; a prodigy; a miracle.

Wondrous

Wonderful; astonishing; admirable; marvelous; such as excite surprise and astonishment; strange.

Wone

To dwell; to abide.

Wont

To accustom; -- used reflexively.

Wonted

Accustomed; customary; usual.

Wontedness

The quality or state of being accustomed.

Woo

To court; to make love.

Wood

To take or get a supply of wood.

Wood-layer

A young oak, or other timber plant, laid down in a hedge among the whitethorn or other plants used in hedges.

Wood-note

A wild or natural note, as of a forest bird.

Wood-sere

The time when there no sap in the trees; the winter season.

Woodbine

A climbing plant having flowers of great fragrance (Lonicera Periclymenum); the honeysuckle. The Virginia creeper. See Virginia creeper, under Virginia.

Woodchat

Any one of several species of Asiatic singing birds belonging to the genera Ianthia and Larvivora. They are closely allied to the European robin. The males are usually bright blue above, and more or less red or rufous beneath. A European shrike (Enneoctonus rufus). In the male the head and nape are rufous red; the back, wings, and tail are black, varied with white.

Woodchuck

A common large North American marmot (Arctomys monax). It is usually reddish brown, more or less grizzled with gray. It makes extensive burrows, and is often injurious to growing crops. Called also ground hog.

Woodcraft

Skill and practice in anything pertaining to the woods, especially in shooting, and other sports in the woods.

Woodcut

An engraving on wood; also, a print from it. Same as Wood cut, under Wood.

Woodcutting

The act or employment of cutting wood or timber.

Wooded

Supplied or covered with wood, or trees; as, land wooded and watered.

Wooden

Made or consisting of wood; pertaining to, or resembling, wood; as, a wooden box; a wooden leg; a wooden wedding.

Woodenness

Quality of being wooden; clumsiness; stupidity; blockishness.

Woodhouse

A house or shed in which wood is stored, and sheltered from the weather.

Woodiness

The quality or state of being woody.

Woodland

Of or pertaining to woods or woodland; living in the forest; sylvan.

Woodless

Having no wood; destitute of wood.

Woodly

In a wood, mad, or raving manner; madly; furiously.

Woodpecker

Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to Picus and many allied genera of the family Picidae.

Woodrock

A compact woodlike variety of asbestus.

Woodroof Woodruff

A little European herb (Asperula odorata) having a pleasant taste. It is sometimes used for flavoring wine. See Illust. of Whorl.

Woodsman

A woodman; especially, one who lives in the forest.

Woodstone

A striped variety of hornstone, resembling wood in appearance.

Woodsy

Of or pertaining to the woods or forest.

Woodward

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

Woodwardia

A genus of ferns, one species of which (Woodwardia radicans) is a showy plant in California, the Azores, etc.

Woodwork

Work made of wood; that part of any structure which is wrought of wood.

Woody

Abounding with wood or woods; as, woody land.

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