Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter W - Page 38
Women (n.) pl. of Woman.
Won () imp. & p. p. of Win.
Won (v. i.) To dwell or abide. [Obs. or Scot.] " Where he wans in forest wild." -- Milton.
This land where I have woned thus long. -- Spenser.
Won (n.) Dwelling; wone. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Won (a.) Not subject to defeat; "with that move it's a won game" [ant: lost].
Won (n.) The basic unit of money in South Korea [syn: South Korean won, won].
WON, () World-O-Networking (BeOS).
Wonder (n.) 驚奇；驚異；驚歎 [U]；奇跡；奇觀；奇事 [C] That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not well understood; surprise; astonishment; admiration; amazement.
They were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. -- Acts iii. 10.
Wonder is the effect of novelty upon ignorance. -- Johnson.
Note: Wonder expresses less than astonishment, and much less than amazement. It differs from admiration, as now used, in not being necessarily accompanied with love, esteem, or approbation.
Wonder (n.) A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle. " Babylon, the wonder of all tongues." -- Milton.
To try things oft, and never to give over, doth wonders. -- Bacon.
I am as a wonder unto many. -- Ps. lxxi. 7.
{Seven wonders of the world}. See in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
Wondered (imp. & p. p.) of Wonder.
Wondering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wonder.
Wonder (v. i.) 納悶；想知道 [（+about）]；覺得奇怪；不明白 [（+at）] [（+to-v）] To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel.
I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of these diminutive mortals. -- Swift.
We cease to wonder at what we understand. -- Johnson.
Wonder (v. i.) To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came.
I wonder, in my soul, What you would ask me, that I should deny. -- Shak.
Wonder (a.) 非凡的；奇妙的，不可思議的 Wonderful. [Obs.] -- Gower.
After that he said a wonder thing. -- Chaucer.
Wonder (adv.) Wonderfully. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Wonder (n.) The feeling aroused by something strange and surprising [syn: {wonder}, {wonderment}, {admiration}].
Wonder (n.) Something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science" [syn: {wonder}, {marvel}].
Wonder (n.) A state in which you want to learn more about something [syn: {curiosity}, {wonder}].
Wonder (v.) (v. t.) [Y] 想知道 [+wh-]；對……感到奇怪 [+（that） Have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" [syn: {wonder}, {inquire}, {enquire}].
Wonder (v.) Place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight" [syn: {wonder}, {question}].
Wonder (v.) Be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities" [syn: {wonder}, {marvel}].
Wonder (v.) (Question) (B1) [ I ] 疑惑；想知道 To ask yourself questions or express a wish to know about something.
// [ + question word ] Shouldn't you phone home? Your parents will be wondering where you are.
// He's starting to wonder whether he did the right thing in accepting this job.
// [ + speech ] Will this turkey be big enough for eight, I wonder?
// "Have you decided where you're going next summer?" "I've been wondering about (= considering) going to Florida."
Wonder (v.) (Question) (B1) （用於短語中，使某一請求更加正式和禮貌）不知能否… Used in phrases, at the beginning of a request, to make it more formal and polite.
// We were wondering if/ whether you'd like to have dinner with us some time?
// [ + question word ] I wonder whether you could pass me the butter?
// I wonder if you could give me some information about places to visit in the area?
Wonder (v.) (Surprise) [ I ] (Formal) 感到驚訝，覺得驚奇 To feel or express great surprise at something.
// [ + (that) ] I don't wonder (that) she burst into tears after the way you spoke to her.
Idiom: I shouldn't wonder
I shouldn't wonder (UK) 大概，也許 Probably.
// "Where's Mark been recently?" "Up to no good, I shouldn't wonder."
Wonder (n.) [ U ] 驚訝；驚嘆 A feeling of great surprise and admiration caused by seeing or experiencing something that is strange and new.
// The sight of the Grand Canyon stretching out before them filled them with wonder.
// The boys gazed in wonder at the shiny red Ferrari.
Wonder (n.) [ C usually plural ] 奇觀；奇跡；奇事 An object that causes a feeling of great surprise and admiration.
// We spent a week visiting the wonders of Ancient Greek civilization.
// With all the wonders of modern technology, why has no one come up with a way to make aircraft quieter?
Wonder (n.) [ C ] (Informal) 極其有用的人；能人 An extremely useful or skilful person.
// Our new babysitter's a wonder - she'll come at very short notice and the kids love her.
Idiom: Work/ do wonders
Work/ do wonders (Informal) 產生奇妙的作用 To have a very good effect.
// Doctors have discovered that keeping a pet can do wonders for your health.
Idiom: It's a wonder
It's a wonder 真奇怪；真令人驚訝 It is surprising.
// It's a wonder (that) he ever reached Paris, because he set off with only £5 in his pocket.
Idiom: Little/ small wonder
Little/ small wonder 並不奇怪 It is not really surprising.
// Her car isn't working, so it's little wonder (that) she hasn't come to visit you recently.
Idiom: No wonder
No wonder (B2) 並不讓人驚訝；並不奇怪 It is not surprising.
// No wonder the children are excited - this is the first time they've been abroad.
// "If brutal killers like these two are at work, it is no wonder that so many Iraqis have fled," he said.
Idiom: Wonders never cease
Wonders never cease (Humorous) 真是令人驚訝；奇跡總是會發生的 An expression of surprise used when something unusual or unexpected happens.
// Lynda actually managed to get up before ten o'clock. Wonders never cease!
Wondered (a.) Having performed wonders; able to perform wonderful things.
Wonderer (n.) 漫遊者；流浪者 One who wonders. a rambler; one who roves; hence, one who deviates from duty.
Wanderer (n.) Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life [syn: {wanderer}, {roamer}, {rover}, {bird of passage}].
Wanderer (n.) A computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine [syn: {spider}, {wanderer}].
Wanderer (n.) Someone who is curious about something.
Wanderer (n.) Someone filled with admiration and awe; someone who wonders at something [syn: wonderer, marveller].
Wonderful (a.) 極好的；精彩的；驚人的；奇妙的；非同尋常的 Adapted to excite wonder or admiration; surprising; strange; astonishing.
Syn: Marvelous; amazing. See {Marvelous}. -- {Won"der*ful*ly}, adv. -- {Won"der*ful*ness}, n.
Wonderful (a.) Extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [syn: {fantastic}, {grand}, {howling(a)}, {marvelous}, {marvellous}, {rattling(a)}, {terrific}, {tremendous}, {wonderful}, {wondrous}].
Wonderfully (adv.) 精彩地；極好地；驚人地；奇妙地 (Used as an intensifier) Extremely well; "her voice is superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously slowly" [syn: {wonderfully}, {wondrous}, {wondrously}, {superbly}, {toppingly}, {marvellously}, {terrifically}, {marvelously}].
Wonderfully (adv.) In a way that inspires delight or admiration; extremely well.
‘The system works wonderfully.’
‘Wonderfully crafted songs.’
[As submodifier] ‘A wonderfully entertaining show.’
Compare: Submodifier
Submodifier (n.) 次修飾語 (Grammar) An adverb used in front of an adjective or another adverb to modify its meaning, for example very in very cold or unusually in an unusually large house.
Wonderfulness (n.) 極好 Admirable excellence [syn: {admirability}, {admirableness}, {wonderfulness}].
Wonderfulness (n.) See Wonderful.
Compare: Wonderful
Wonderful (a.) Inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good; marvellous.
‘They all think she's wonderful.’
‘The climate was wonderful all the year round.’
Compare: Inspiring
Inspiring (a.) 激勵人心的；啟發靈感的；inspire的動詞現在分詞、動名詞 Having the effect of inspiring someone.
‘He was an inspiring teacher.’
‘The scenery is not very inspiring.’
Inspire (v.) [With object] (v. t.) 鼓舞，激勵，驅使 [（+to）] [O2]；賦予……靈感，給……以啟示；激起，喚起（感情，思想等）[（+in/ with）] (v. i.) 吸氣；賦予靈感 Fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.
‘His philosophy inspired a later generation of environmentalists’
[With object and infinitive] ‘His passion for literature inspired him to begin writing.’
‘Their past record does not inspire confidence.’
Inspire (v.) [With object] (Inspire someone with) Animate someone with (a feeling).
‘He inspired his students with a vision of freedom.’
‘The film was successful enough to inspire a sequel.’
Inspire (v.) [With object] Breathe in (air); inhale.
‘They can expand their lungs and inspire enough gas to satisfy oxygen requirements.’
Compare: Environmentalist
Environmentalist (n.) 環境保護論者；環境論者 A person who is concerned about protecting the environment.
[As modifier] ‘The environmentalist movement.’
Environmentalist (n.) A person who considers that environment, as opposed to heredity, has the primary influence on the development of a person or group.
Wonderingly (adv.) 驚訝地；疑惑地 In a wondering manner.
Wonderingly (adv.) See Wondering.
Compare: Wondering
Wondering (a.) 覺得奇怪的；疑惑的；wonder的動詞現在分詞、動名詞 Characterized by or expressive of a desire to know something; curious.
‘Unsure where she was leading to, I cast her a wondering look.’
Wondering (a.) Characterized by or expressive of admiration and amazement.
‘Peter listened with an air of wondering astonishment.’
Wonderingly (adv.) 驚訝地 In a curious and questioning manner; "they turned their heads questioningly, as if awaiting further instructions" [syn: {questioningly}, {wonderingly}].
Wonderland (n.) 仙境；非常好的地方 A land full of wonders, or marvels. -- M. Arnold.
Wonderland (n.) A place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder.
Wonderland (n.) An imaginary realm of marvels or wonders.
Wonderly (adv.) 精彩地；極好地；驚人地；奇妙地 Wonderfully; wondrously. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Wonderment (n.) 驚奇；奇觀；奇事；好奇 Surprise; astonishment; a wonderful appearance; a wonder. -- Bacon.
All the common sights they view, Their wonderment engage. -- Sir W. Scott.
Wonderment (n.) The feeling aroused by something strange and surprising [syn: {wonder}, {wonderment}, {admiration}].
Wonderous (a.) Same as {Wondrous}.
Wonders (adv.) See Wondrous. [Obs.]
They be wonders glad thereof. -- Sir T. More.
Wonderstruck (a.) 驚訝萬分的 Struck with wonder, admiration, or surprise.
Wonderwork (n.) 奇蹟；奇妙的事物 A wonderful work or act; a prodigy; a miracle.
Wonder-worker (n.) 創造奇跡的人 One who performs wonders, or miracles.
Wonder-working (a.) 創造奇跡的 Doing wonders or surprising things.
Wondrous (adv.) 【古】極其 In a wonderful or surprising manner or degree; wonderfully.
For sylphs, yet mindful of their ancient race, Are, as when women, wondrous fond of place. -- Pope.
And now there came both mist and snow, And it grew wondrous cold. -- Coleridge.
Wondrous (a.) 令人驚奇的；不可思議的；奇妙的 Wonderful; astonishing; admirable; marvelous; such as excite surprise and astonishment; strange.
That I may . . . tell of all thy wondrous works. -- Ps. xxvi. 7. -- {Won"drous*ly}, adv. -- {Won"drous*ness}, n.
Chloe complains, and wondrously's aggrieved. -- Granville.
Wondrous (adv.) (Used as an intensifier) Extremely well; "her voice is superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously slowly" [syn: {wonderfully}, {wondrous}, {wondrously}, {superbly}, {toppingly}, {marvellously}, {terrifically}, {marvelously}].
Wondrous (a.) Extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [syn: {fantastic}, {grand}, {howling(a)}, {marvelous}, {marvellous}, {rattling(a)}, {terrific}, {tremendous}, {wonderful}, {wondrous}].
Wone (a.) To dwell; to abide.
Wone (a.) Dwelling; habitation; abode.
Wone (a.) Custom; habit; wont; use; usage.
Wong (n.) A field.
Wonger (n.) See Wanger.
Woning (n.) Dwelling.
Won't () A colloquial contraction of woll not. Will not. See Will.
Wont (a.) Using or doing customarily; accustomed; habituated; used.
Wont (n.) Custom; habit; use; usage.
Wont (imp.) of Wont.
Wont (p. p.) of Wont.
Wonted () of Wont.
Wonting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wont.
Wont (v. i.) 習慣，慣常 To be accustomed or habituated; to be used.
Wont (v. t.) 使習慣於 [H] To accustom; -- used reflexively.
Wonted (a.) 習慣的；平常的；慣例的；wont 的動詞過去式、過去分詞 Accustomed; customary; usual.
Wontedness (n.) The quality or state of being accustomed.
Wontless (a.) Unaccustomed.
Wooed (imp. & p. p.) of Woo.
Wooing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Woo.
Woo (v. t.) 向……求愛，向……求婚；追求，追逐；極想得到 To solicit in love; to court.
Woo (v. t.) To court solicitously; to invite with importunity.
Woo (v. i.) 求愛，求婚；懇求；爭取 To court; to make love.
Wood (a.) 〔古語〕失去理智的，精神錯亂的；大怒，暴怒；憤怒，激憤 Mad; insane; possessed; rabid; furious; frantic. [Obs.] [Written also wode.]
Our hoste gan to swear as [if] he were wood. -- Chaucer.
Wood (v. i.) To grow mad; to act like a madman; to mad. -- Chaucer.
Wood (n.) 木頭；木材；木柴 [U]；森林，樹林 [C] A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; -- frequently used in the plural.
Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky wood. -- Shak.
Wood (n.) The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous substance which composes the body of a tree and its branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. "To worship their own work in wood and stone for gods." -- Milton.
Wood (n.) (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems. It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands called silver grain.
Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.
Wood (n.) Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.
Wood acid, Wood vinegar (Chem.), A complex acid liquid obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically, acetic acid. Formerly called pyroligneous acid.
Wood anemone (Bot.), A delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa"> Wood anemone (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa) of early spring; -- also called windflower. See Illust. of Anemone.
Wood ant (Zool.), A large ant ({Formica rufa"> Wood ant (Zool.), a large ant ({Formica rufa) which lives
in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.
Wood apple (Bot.). See Elephant apple, under Elephant.
Wood baboon (Zool.), the drill.
Wood betony. (Bot.) (a) Same as Betony.
Wood betony. (Bot.) (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis Canadensis), a low perennial herb with yellowish or purplish flowers.
Wood borer. (Zool.) (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles, buprestidans, and certain weevils. See Apple borer, under Apple, and Pine weevil, under Pine.
Wood borer. (Zool.) (b) The larva of any one of various species of lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under Peach), and of the goat moths.
Wood borer. (Zool.) (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the tribe Urocerata. See Tremex.
Wood borer. (Zool.) (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood, as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.
Wood borer. (Zool.) (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the Limnoria, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura terebrans).
Wood carpet, A kind of floor covering made of thin pieces of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth. -- Knight.
Wood cell (Bot.), A slender cylindrical or prismatic cell usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the principal constituent of woody fiber.
Wood choir, The choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods. [Poetic] -- Coleridge.
Wood coal, Charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.
Wood cricket (Zool.), A small European cricket ({Nemobius sylvestris).
Wood culver (Zool.), The wood pigeon.
Wood cut, An engraving on wood; also, a print from such an engraving.
Wood dove (Zool.), The stockdove.
Wood drink, A decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.
Wood duck (Zool.) (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa). The male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its nest in trees, whence the name. Called also bridal duck, summer duck, and wood widgeon.
Wood duck (Zool.) (b) The hooded merganser.
Wood duck (Zool.) (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata).
Wood echo, An echo from the wood.
Wood engraver. (a) An engraver on wood.
Wood engraver. (b) (Zool.) Any of several species of small beetles whose larvae bore beneath the bark of trees, and excavate furrows in the wood often more or less resembling coarse engravings; especially, Xyleborus xylographus.
Wood engraving. (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.
Wood engraving (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from such an engraving.
Wood fern. (Bot.) See Shield fern, under Shield.
Wood fiber. (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.
Wood fiber. (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty mass.
Wood fretter (Zool.), Any one of numerous species of beetles whose larvae bore in the wood, or beneath the bark, of trees.
Wood frog (Zool.), A common North American frog ({Rana sylvatica) which lives chiefly in the woods, except during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown, with a black stripe on each side of the head.
Wood germander. (Bot.) See under Germander.
Wood god, A fabled sylvan deity.
Wood grass. (Bot.) See under Grass.
Wood grouse. (Zool.) (a) The capercailzie.
Wood grouse. (Zool.) (b) The spruce partridge. See under Spruce.
Wood guest (Zool.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]
Wood hen. (Zool.) (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged rails of the genus Ocydromus, including the weka and allied species.
Wood hen. (Zool.) (b) The American woodcock.
Wood hoopoe (Zool.), Any one of several species of Old World arboreal birds belonging to Irrisor and allied genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but have a curved beak, and a longer tail.
Wood ibis (Zool.), Any one of several species of large, long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus Tantalus. The head and neck are naked or scantily covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus loculator) is common in Florida.
Wood lark (Zool.), A small European lark ({Alauda arborea), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on trees.
Wood laurel (Bot.), A European evergreen shrub ({Daphne Laureola).
Wood leopard (Zool.), A European spotted moth ({Zeuzera aesculi) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other fruit trees.
Wood lily (Bot.), the lily of the valley.
Wood lock (Naut.), A piece of wood close fitted and sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.
Wood louse (Zool.) (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod Crustacea belonging to Oniscus, Armadillo, and related genera. See Sow bug, under Sow, and Pill bug, under Pill.
Wood louse (Zool.) (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless, pseudoneuropterous insects of the family Psocidae, which live in the crevices of walls and among old books and papers. Some of the species are called also book lice, and deathticks, or deathwatches.
Wood mite (Zool.), Any one of numerous small mites of the family Oribatidae. They are found chiefly in woods, on tree trunks and stones.
Wood mote. (Eng. Law) (a) Formerly, the forest court.
Wood mote. (Eng. Law) (b) The court of attachment.
Wood nettle. (Bot.) See under Nettle.
Wood nightshade (Bot.), Woody nightshade.
Wood nut (Bot.), The filbert.
Wood nymph. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled goddess of the woods; a dryad. "The wood nymphs, decked with daisies trim." -- Milton.
Wood nymph. (b) (Zool.) Any one of several species of handsomely colored moths belonging to the genus Eudryas. The larvae are bright-colored, and some of the species, as Eudryas grata, and Eudryas unio, feed on the leaves of the grapevine.
Wood nymph. (c) (Zool.) Any one of several species of handsomely colored South American humming birds belonging to the genus Thalurania. The males are bright blue, or green and blue.
Wood offering, Wood burnt on the altar.
We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. -- Neh. x. 34.
Wood oil (Bot.), A resinous oil obtained from several East Indian trees of the genus Dipterocarpus, having properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See Gurjun.
Wood opal (Min.), A striped variety of coarse opal, having some resemblance to wood.
Wood paper, Paper made of wood pulp. See Wood pulp, below.
Wood pewee (Zool.), A North American tyrant flycatcher ({Contopus virens). It closely resembles the pewee, but is smaller.
Wood pie (Zool.), Any black and white woodpecker, especially the European great spotted woodpecker.
Wood pigeon. (Zool.) (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons belonging to Palumbus and allied genera of the family Columbidae.
Wood pigeon. (Zool.) (b) The ringdove.
Wood puceron (Zool.), A plant louse.
Wood pulp (Technol.), Vegetable fiber obtained from the poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.
Wood quail (Zool.), Any one of several species of East Indian crested quails belonging to Rollulus and allied genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({Rollulus roulroul), the male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red hairlike feathers.
Wood rabbit (Zool.), The cottontail.
Wood rat (Zool.), Any one of several species of American wild rats of the genus Neotoma found in the Southern United States; -- called also bush rat. The Florida wood rat ({Neotoma Floridana) is the best-known species.
Wood reed grass (Bot.), A tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea"> Wood reed grass (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea) growing in moist woods.
Wood reeve, The steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]
Wood rush (Bot.), Any plant of the genus Luzula, differing from the true rushes of the genus Juncus chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.
Wood sage (Bot.), A name given to several labiate plants of the genus Teucrium. See Germander.
Wood screw, A metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.
Wood sheldrake (Zool.), the hooded merganser.
Wood shock (Zool.), The fisher. See Fisher, 2.
Wood shrike (Zool.), Any one of numerous species of Old World singing birds belonging to Grallina, Collyricincla, Prionops, and allied genera, common in India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes, but feed upon both insects and berries.
Wood snipe. (Zool.) (a) The American woodcock.
Wood snipe. (Zool.) (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola).
Wood soot, Soot from burnt wood.
Wood sore. (Zool.) See Cuckoo spit, under Cuckoo.
Wood sorrel (Bot.), A plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis Acetosella), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of Shamrock.
Wood spirit. (Chem.) See Methyl alcohol, under Methyl.
Wood stamp, A carved or engraved block or stamp of wood, for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.
Wood star (Zool.), Any one of several species of small South American humming birds belonging to the genus Calothorax. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue, purple, and other colors.
Wood sucker (Zool.), The yaffle.
Wood swallow (Zool.), Any one of numerous species of Old World passerine birds belonging to the genus Artamus and allied genera of the family Artamidae. They are common in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white beneath.
Wood tapper (Zool.), Any woodpecker.
Wood tar. See under Tar.
Wood thrush, (Zool.) (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus) noted for the sweetness of its song. See under Thrush.
Wood thrush, (Zool.) (b) The missel thrush.
Wood tick. See in Vocabulary.
Wood tin. (Min.). See Cassiterite.
Wood titmouse (Zool.), The goldcgest.
Wood tortoise (Zool.), The sculptured tortoise. See under Sculptured.
Wood vine (Bot.), The white bryony.
Wood vinegar. See Wood acid, above.
Wood warbler. (Zool.) (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of the genus Dendroica. See Warbler.
Wood warbler. (Zool.) (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix); -- called also green wren, wood wren, and yellow wren.
Wood worm (Zool.), A larva that bores in wood; a wood borer.
Wood wren. (Zool.) (a) The wood warbler.
Wood wren. (Zool.) (b) The willow warbler.
Wooded (imp. & p. p.) of Wood.
Wooding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wood.
Wood (v. t.) 植林於 To supply with wood, or get supplies of wood for; as, to wood a steamboat or a locomotive.
Wood (v. i.) 採集木柴；收集木材 To take or get a supply of wood.
Wood (n.) The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees.
Wood (n.) The trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area [syn: forest, wood, woods].
Wood (n.) United States film actress (1938-1981) [syn: Wood, Natalie Wood].
Wood (n.) English conductor (1869-1944) [syn: Wood, Sir Henry Wood, Sir Henry Joseph Wood]
Wood (n.) English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887) [syn: Wood, Mrs. Henry Wood, Ellen Price Wood].
Wood (n.) United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942) [syn: Wood, Grant Wood].
Wood (n.) Any wind instrument other than the brass instruments [syn: woodwind, woodwind instrument, wood].
Wood (n.) A golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard."
Wood, () See FOREST.
Wood -- U.S. County in Ohio
Population (2000): 121065
Housing Units (2000): 47468
Land area (2000): 617.319820 sq. miles (1598.850927 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.222243 sq. miles (8.345571 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 620.542063 sq. miles (1607.196498 sq. km)
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 41.405102 N, 83.610432 W
Headwords:
Wood
Wood, OH
Wood County
Wood County, OH
Wood -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000): 36752
Housing Units (2000): 17939
Land area (2000): 650.221729 sq. miles (1684.066475 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 45.576971 sq. miles (118.043808 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 695.798700 sq. miles (1802.110283 sq. km)
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 32.770870 N, 95.375640 W
Headwords:
Wood
Wood, TX
Wood County
Wood County, TX
Wood -- U.S. County in West Virginia
Population (2000): 87986
Housing Units (2000): 39785
Land area (2000): 367.293276 sq. miles (951.285178 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 9.645162 sq. miles (24.980854 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 376.938438 sq. miles (976.266032 sq. km)
Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
Location: 39.259427 N, 81.531700 W
Headwords:
Wood
Wood, WV
Wood County
Wood County, WV
Wood -- U.S. County in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 75555
Housing Units (2000): 31691
Land area (2000): 792.782631 sq. miles (2053.297501 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 16.677244 sq. miles (43.193861 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 809.459875 sq. miles (2096.491362 sq. km)
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 44.448819 N, 89.968934 W
Headwords:
Wood
Wood, WI
Wood County
Wood County, WI
Wood-Ridge, NJ -- U.S. borough in New Jersey
Population (2000): 7644
Housing Units (2000): 3087
Land area (2000): 1.098509 sq. miles (2.845126 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.098509 sq. miles (2.845126 sq. km)
FIPS code: 82570
Located within: New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
Location: 40.847638 N, 74.087549 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Wood-Ridge, NJ
Wood-Ridge
Wood, NJ
Wood
Wood, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota
Population (2000): 66
Housing Units (2000): 38
Land area (2000): 0.240353 sq. miles (0.622512 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.240353 sq. miles (0.622512 sq. km)
FIPS code: 2620
Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location: 43.498689 N, 100.480085 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 57585
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Wood, SD
Wood
Woodbind (n.) Woodbine. -- Dryden.
A garland . . . of woodbind or hawthorn leaves. -- Chaucer.
Woodbine (n.) (Bot.) 忍冬屬植物 A climbing plant having flowers of great fragrance (Lonicera Periclymenum); the honeysuckle.
Woodbine (n.) The Virginia creeper. See Virginia creeper, under Virginia. [Local, U. S.]
Beatrice, who even now Is couched in the woodbine coverture. -- Shak.
Wood-bound (a.) Incumbered with tall, woody hedgerows.
Woodbury-type (n.) A process in photographic printing, in which a relief pattern in gelatin, which has been hardened after certain operations, is pressed upon a plate of lead or other soft metal. An intaglio impression in thus produced, from which pictures may be directly printed, but by a slower process than in common printing.
Woodbury-type (n.) A print from such a plate.
Woodchat (n.) 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.
Woodchat (n.) 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.
Compare: Groundhog
Groundhog, Ground hog (n.) 土撥鼠 A reddish brown North American burrowing marmot ({Marmota monax), also called the woodchuck. It hibernates in the winter.
Syn: woodchuck, Marmota monax.
Compare: Marmota
Marmota (n.) 美洲旱獺 A genus of large rodents (family Sciuridae) that somewhat resemble badgers and comprise the marmots.
Marmota (n.) Marmots [syn: genus Marmota].
Compare: Marmot
Marmot (n.) (Zool.) 【動】土撥鼠，旱獺 [C] Any rodent of the genus Marmota (formerly Arctomys) of the subfamily Sciurinae. The common European marmot ({Marmota marmotta) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the higher regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac is another European species. The common American species ({Marmota monax) is the woodchuck (also called groundhog), but the name marmot is usually used only for the western variety.
Marmot (n.) Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers of the genus Spermophilus; also, the prairie dog.
Marmot squirrel (Zool.), A ground squirrel or spermophile.
Prairie marmot. See Prairie dog.
Compare: Prairie dog
Prairie dog (n.) (ph.)【動】北美的草原土撥鼠；草原犬鼠 Any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry [syn: prairie dog, prairie marmot].
Marmota monax (n.) 美洲旱獺（學名：Marmota monax），又稱北美土撥鼠，是旱獺屬的一種哺乳動物。其毛呈灰褐色，體態肥胖，一般體長40到65厘米，重約2到4千克，一些大型的品種體長可達80厘米，重14千克。其前爪靈活有力，擅長挖洞。這種土撥鼠主要分布於美國與加拿大。Reddish brown North American Marmot [syn: groundhog, woodchuck].
Woodchuck (n.) (Zool.) 【動】土撥鼠 [C] 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.
Woodchuck (n.) (Zool.) The yaffle, or green woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.]
Woodcock (n.) 【動】丘鷸；山鷸 [C] (Zool.) Any one of several species of long-billed limicoline birds belonging to the genera Scolopax and Philohela. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits, and are highly esteemed as game birds.
Note: The most important species are the European ({Scolopax rusticola) and the American woodcock ({Philohela minor), which agree very closely in appearance and habits.
Woodcock (n.) Fig.: A simpleton. [Obs.]
If I loved you not, I would laugh at you, and see you Run your neck into the noose, and cry, "A woodcock!" -- Beau. & Fl.
Little woodcock, The common American snipe.
Little woodcock, The European snipe.
Sea woodcock fish, The bellows fish.
Woodcock owl, The short-eared owl ({Asio brachyotus"> Woodcock owl, the short-eared owl ({Asio brachyotus).
Woodcock shell, The shell of certain mollusks of the genus Murex, having a very long canal, with or without spines.
Woodcock snipe. See under Snipe.
Woodcock (n.) Game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe.
Woodcock, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 146
Housing Units (2000): 57
Land area (2000): 0.561118 sq. miles (1.453290 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.561118 sq. miles (1.453290 sq. km)
FIPS code: 86160
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 41.754726 N, 80.084569 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Woodcock, PA
Woodcock
Woodcracker (n.) (Zool.) The nuthatch. [Prov. Eng.]
Compare: Nuthatch
Nuthatch (n.) (Zool.) 【動】五十雀 Any one of several species of birds of the genus Sitta, as the European species ({Sitta Europaea). The white-breasted nuthatch ({Sitta Carolinensis}), the red-breasted nuthatch ({Sitta Canadensis), the pygmy nuthatch ({Sitta pygmaea}), and others, are American.
Nuthatch (n.) Any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects [syn: {nuthatch}, {nutcracker}].
Woodcraft (n.) 森林生活知識；木工技術；木雕技術 Skill and practice in anything pertaining to the woods, especially in shooting, and other sports in the woods.
Woodcut (n.) 木刻；木刻畫；木刻印刷 An engraving on wood; also, a print from it. Same as Wood cut, under Wood.
Woodcutter (n.) 樵夫，伐木工人；木刻家 A person who cuts wood.
Woodcutter (n.) An engraver on wood.
Woodcutting (n.) 伐木；木刻 The act or employment of cutting wood or timber.
Woodcutting (n.) The act or art of engraving on wood. [R.]
Wooded (a.) 長滿樹木的；樹木繁茂的 [Z]；wood 的動詞過去式、過去分詞 Supplied or covered with wood, or trees; as, land wooded and watered.
Wooden (a.) 木製的；木的；呆板的；僵硬的；笨拙的 Made or consisting of wood; pertaining to, or resembling, wood; as, a wooden box; a wooden leg; a wooden wedding.
Wooden (a.) Clumsy; awkward; ungainly; stiff; spiritless.
Woodenly (adv.) 木製地；呆板地，笨拙地 Clumsily; stupidly; blockishly.
Woodenness (n.) 木製品；粗魯的人 Quality of being wooden; clumsiness; stupidity; blockishness.
Woodhack (n.) Alt. of Woodhacker
Woodhacker (n.) The yaffle.
Woodnewer (n.) A woodpecker.
Woodhole (n.) A place where wood is stored.
Woodhole (In British English) (n.) A storage area for wood.
Woodhouse (n.) 儲木房 A house or shed in which wood is stored, and sheltered from the weather.
Woodiness (n.) [U] 樹林茂密；木質 The quality or state of being woody.
Woodknacker (n.) (Zool.) The yaffle.
Compare: Yaffle
Yaffle (n.) 【英】綠色啄木鳥 (Zool.) The European green woodpecker ({Picus viridis syn. Genius viridis). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also eccle, hewhole, highhoe, laughing bird, popinjay, rain bird, yaffil, yaffler, yaffingale, yappingale, yackel, and woodhack.
Woodland (n.) 森林地帶，林地 [U] [P] Land covered with wood or trees; forest; land on which trees are suffered to grow, either for fuel or timber.
Woodland (a.) 林地的，樹林的；林棲的Of or pertaining to woods or woodland; living in the forest; sylvan.
Woodlander (n.) 林中居民 A dweller in a woodland.
Wood-layer (n.) A young oak, or other timber plant, laid down in a hedge among the whitethorn or other plants used in hedges.
Woodless (a.) 無森林的 Having no wood; destitute of wood.
Woodly (adv.) In a wood, mad, or raving manner; madly; furiously.
Compare: Furiously
Furiously (adv.) 狂怒地；狂暴地；猛烈地In an extremely angry manner.
‘He furiously denies the claims.’
Furiously (adv.) In an extremely energetic or hurried manner; intensely.
‘Terry was furiously scribbling away.’
Woodmen (n. pl. ) of Woodman.
Woodman (n.) [C] 住於森林中的人；樵夫；獵人 A forest officer appointed to take care of the king's woods; a forester. [Eng.]
Woodman (n.) A sportsman; a hunter.
[The duke] is a better woodman than thou takest him for. -- Shak.