won ton |
a Chinese dish consisting of a casing or skin of noodle dough that is filled with minced meat, seafood, or vegetables and boiled, to be served as a dumpling in soup, or deep-fried and served as a side dish. [2 definitions] |
woo |
to seek to win the love or approval of, esp. as a spouse; court. [4 definitions] |
wood |
the hard substance lying under the bark that composes the trunk and branches of a tree. [9 definitions] |
wood alcohol |
see "methyl alcohol." |
woodbine |
any of various climbing vines, such as the European honeysuckle or the American Virginia creeper. |
wood block |
a block of wood on which a woodcut or wood engraving is made. |
woodblock |
a hollow block of wood used as a percussion instrument. |
woodcarving |
the art or process of carving objects by hand out of wood. [2 definitions] |
woodchuck |
any of various marmots, esp. one commonly found in northeastern North America that has a stocky body and shaggy gray-brown fur, lives in a burrow, and hibernates in winter; groundhog. |
woodcock |
any of several European and North American game birds that have a short neck, short legs, a long bill, and brown plumage. |
woodcraft |
ability to function in the woods, as in hunting or camping. [2 definitions] |
woodcut |
a block of wood engraved with a raised relief, used in printing; woodblock. [2 definitions] |
woodcutter |
one who cuts down trees and chops wood, as for firewood. |
wood duck |
a brightly colored North American duck that nests in trees, often near woodland ponds or lakes. |
wooded |
having woods; covered with trees. |
wooden |
made or consisting of wood. [3 definitions] |
wood engraving |
the art or process of engraving on wood, esp. on the end grain with a burin. [3 definitions] |
woodenhead |
(informal) a stupid or foolish person; blockhead; dolt. |
wooden Indian |
a carved wooden statue of a standing American Indian brave, formerly placed as an advertisement in front of cigar stores. |
woodenware |
bowls, platters, containers, and other useful or decorative objects that are made of wood. |
wood ibis |
a very large white stork that has a featherless gray head, a thin downward-curving bill, and black wing patches, that is found in wetlands from the southern United States to South America and Africa. |