reach, in safety, in the clear, Inf. home free. -adj. 4. wooden. See - wooden (def. 1). wooded, adj. forested, timbered; sylvan, arboreous, woodsy, bosky,
wooden, adj. 1. wood, woody; ligneous, ligni-form, xyloid.
2. stiff, Inf. stiff as a board, rigid; stolid, stodgy, stuffy; awkward, clumsy, ungainly, gauche.
3. dull, dull-witted, thick-witted, dim-witted, slow-witted, dim; obtuse, dense, Inf. thick; bovine, doltish, oafish; stupid, witless, Inf. dead from the neck up, Inf. dead between the ears.
4. expressionless, inexpressive, impassive; blank, empty, vacant; glassy; spiritless, unanimated, lifeless.
wooer, n. suitor, lover, admirer, secret admirer, infatuate, paramour; beau, swain, inamorato, gallant, It. cicisbeo; boyfriend, gentleman friend, Inf. steady, Inf. fellow, Inf. flame, Brit. Inf. follower,
wool, n. 1. fleece; yarn.
2. all wool and a yard wide genuine, sincere, real, true, truehearted; faithful, constant, true-blue, Inf. trusty; good, excellent.
3. dyed-in-the-wool inveterate, confirmed, inured, hardened, hard-core, die-hard.
4. pull the wool over [s.o.] eyes trick, deceive, fool, hoodwink, humbug, bamboozle, put one over on, take in.
woolgathering, n. daydreaming, dreaming, castle-building, stargazing, Inf. mooning; absent-mindedness, absence of mind, inattentiveness; abstraction, abstractedness, preoccupation, distraction, engrossment, bemusement,
woolly, adj. 1. lanate, lanose, flocculent, flocky, Bot. floccose.
2. hairy, pubescent, Bot., Entomol. tomentose, Bot. villous.
3. downy, fleecy, fleecelike, soft, smooth, lanuginose, velvety, velutinous; fluffy, feathery, furry, nappy, shaggy.
4. Informal, rough, rowdyish, coarse, unrefined, rugged, unpolished, rough-hewn; vigorous, spirited, robust, lusty, dynamic.
5. fuzzy, indistinct, unclear, ill-defined; confused, muddled, disorganized, chaotic.
word, n. 1. term, name, expression; ideogram, hieroglyphic, Linguistics, morpheme, etymon; symbol, representation, sign.
2. words a. talk, speech, rambling, chatter, Fr. bavardage, chitchat, patter, babble, b. quarrel, spat, wrangle, argument, squabble, tiff, debate, angry discussion.
3. assurance, promise, pledge, solemn word, word of honor, parole; warrant, guarantee, guaranty; oath, vow; handshake.
4. news, tidings, report, communication, notice; communique, message, account, recital; information, data, facts, Brit. SI. gen, intelligence; lowdown, SI. info, SI. poop, dirt, dope, inside story, SI. scoop.
5. order, command, dictate, dictum, instruction, direction, directive, behest, ultimatum; commandment, will, prescript, prescription, ordainment; rul<?, law, edict, mandate, proclamation, pronunciamento; admonition, injunction, charge, exhortation, bidding.
6. the Word Scriptures, Holy Scripture, Bible, Holy Writ, Word of God; Gospel, Holy Gospel, gospel or message of Christ.
-v. 7. express, phrase, put, say, utter; describe,