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Synonyms for woof
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : woo f, woof |
Phonetic Transcription : wʊf, wuf |
Top 10 synonyms for woof Other synonyms for the word woof
- arf
- arrangement
- bay
- being
- cilia
- coarseness
- cobweb
- complexity
- constitution
- contexture
- disposition
- down
- entanglement
- essence
- essentiality
- feel
- fiber
- fibril
- filigree
- fineness
- flax
- flexibility
- floss
- footlet
- form
- framework
- gnarl
- gossamer
- grain
- grit
- growl
- grunt
- hair
- howl
- interconnection
- interlacing
- intermixture
- involvement
- labyrinth
- lacework
- lattice
- ligature
- lint
- lisle
- make
- makeup
- mat
- matting
- maze
- mesh
- meshwork
- morass
- nap
- nature
- net
- network
- organization
- outside
- pattern
- pile
- plait
- quality
- ravel
- raveling
- reticulation
- roar
- roughness
- scheme
- screen
- sense
- shag
- shred
- silk
- skein
- smoothness
- snap
- snarl
- stamen
- staple
- stiffness
- strand
- strategy
- string
- strip
- structure
- surface
- tangle
- taste
- tendril
- texture
- thread
- thrum
- tissue
- toil
- tooth
- touch
- trellis
- twine
- vein
- wale
- warp
- weave
- web
- webbing
- weft
- wicker
- wire
- woof
- wool
- yap
- yarn
- yelp
- yip
Définition of woof
Origin :- "weft, texture, fabric," Old English owef, from o- "on" + wefan "to weave" (see weave). With excrescent -w- by influence of warp or weft.
- As in nap : noun grain of material
- As in bark : noun animal yelp
- As in texture : noun charactertistics of a surface
- As in web : noun netting
- As in thread : noun fiber
- As in warp and woof : noun texture
- As in fiber : noun strand of material
- As in bark : verb yelp
- As in yap : verb bark
- They lay far deeper, in the very warp and woof of her nature.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- Of this warp and woof have all the strange patterns of Spanish life been woven.
- Extract from : « Rosinante to the Road Again » by John Dos Passos
- And as a shuttle separates the warp from the woof, so a name distinguishes the natures of things.
- Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato
- As in a web the warp is stronger than the woof, so should the rulers be stronger than their half-educated subjects.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- She looks to it that warp and woof are wrought with speed and beauty.
- Extract from : « The Economist » by Xenophon
- This earth is made too subtly, of too multiple warp and woof, for prophecy.
- Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
- Into the woof of an Eastern rug is woven the soul of a woman.
- Extract from : « Special Messenger » by Robert W. Chambers
- Uncle Brownwood took just one glance at him, and said 'Woof!'
- Extract from : « Hollow Tree Nights and Days » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- When the bear rose out of the bushes and looked at him—and said "Woof!"
- Extract from : « The Tale of the The Muley Cow » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- Girls,” she said, “did you hear her say ‘woof’ when we clashed?
- Extract from : « Lucile Triumphant » by Elizabeth M. Duffield
Antonyms for woof
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