Words / A2

WUDN/ˈwʊdn/

Wooden means made of wood: a wooden chair, wooden floor, wooden spoon. Wood is the noun. Plastic and metal are other materials. Wooden can also mean stiff acting — extra, not the first A2 sense. Do not write wooden for woolen without checking British woollen.

Meaning

Made of wood.

Examples

• “They sat on wooden benches in the park.”
• “The wooden stairs creaked at night.”
• “She stirred the soup with a wooden spoon.”

Good to know

a wooden chair / floor / spoon. Noun: wood. Other materials: plastic, metal.

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