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Woody — may mean: * a name in its own right Woody * a short form of Woodrow (name) *an adjective for wood *the code name for version 3.0 of the Debian Linux distribution * American slang for an erection *alternative unit of momentum A name or nickname of … Wikipedia
Woody — Wood y, a. 1. Abounding with wood or woods; as, woody land. The woody wilderness. Bryant. [1913 Webster] Secret shades Of woody Ida s inmost grove. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Consisting of, or containing, wood or woody fiber; ligneous; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Woody — m English (chiefly U.S.): pet form of WOODROW (SEE Woodrow), or in some cases perhaps a nickname bestowed because of some imagined similarity to the cartoon character Woody Woodpecker. It has been borne by the American folk singer Woody (Woodrow… … First names dictionary
Woody — bezeichnet einen US amerikanisch britischen Vor und Familiennamen, siehe Woody (Name) einige Ausführungen insbesondere britischer PKW mit Kasten oder Kombiaufbau, der sichtbar aus Holz hergestellt ist alter US amerikanischer Kombinationswagen mit … Deutsch Wikipedia
Woody's — may refer to:* Woody s Chicago Style, an American fast food chain, * Woody s (Toronto), one of the world s most famous gay bars, in Toronto, Ontario … Wikipedia
woody — [wood′ē] adj. woodier, woodiest 1. covered with trees; wooded 2. consisting of or forming wood; ligneous [a woody plant] 3. like or characteristic of wood [a woody texture, color, etc.] 4. having the taste or smell of wood from the barrels used… … English World dictionary
woody — late 14c., “overgrown with trees and shrubs,” from WOOD (Cf. wood) ( ) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Of plants, “having a stem of wood,” from 1570s. As a name for a kind of station wagon with wood panels, by 1961, U.S. surfer slang (real wood exterior … Etymology dictionary
woody — ► ADJECTIVE (woodier, woodiest) 1) covered with trees. 2) made of, resembling, or suggestive of wood. DERIVATIVES woodiness noun … English terms dictionary
Woody — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Woody », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Le nom Woody peut désigner : Woody… … Wikipédia en Français
woody — [[t]w ʊdi[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Woody plants have very hard stems. Care must be taken when trimming around woody plants like shrubs and trees... Trim any tough or woody stalks from the asparagus. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A woody area has… … English dictionary
woody — UK [ˈwʊdɪ] / US adjective Word forms woody : adjective woody comparative woodier superlative woodiest 1) a woody plant has a strong hard stem 2) a woody area has many trees 3) similar to wood the wine s dry woody flavour … English dictionary
