won’t

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He was wont to fall asleep after supper.

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a noun [sing.] (old-fashioned, formal) something a person often does 'If #          M ESTO habit : She got up

early, as was her wont. M'ff'lf S’ won’t /waunt; NAmE wount/ short form will not won-ton /.wnn'tnn; NAmE 'waintain/ noun (from Chinese) a small piece of food wrapped in dough, often served in Chinese soup or as dim sum woo /wu:/ verb [VN] 1 to try to get the support of sb (ftA4#;           Voters are being wooed

with promises of lower taxes.

g.c 2 (old-fashioned) (of a man HA) to try to persuade a woman to love him and marry him iilA ( #i4 ) ; A PTTC1 COURT

WOOd Ott /wud/ noun

1 [U, C] the hard material that the trunk and branches of a tree are made of; this material when it is used to build or make things with, or as a fuel A; 7k X ; 7k $4; A 44; A-1^: He chopped some wood for the fire, ftk H7 li^^Ao 0 a plank of wood —iA^AlSi o AH the furniture was made of wood, & M # (ft M- INirffl A 44 $!] fk 61) o o a wood floor 7k itfe 4S. 0 furniture made of a variety of different woods         (8 A W

—                 picture o tree — see also dead wood, hardwood, softwood, wooden, woody 2 [C] (also woods [pi.]) an area of trees, smaller than a forest 44kk; 4kMi: a large wood — A>k44kk O a. walk in the woods ^WkkAifcik’

—                 see also wooded 3 [C] a heavy wooden ball used in the game of bowls ( #$£j£)&(ft ) X4K 4 [C] a golf club with a large head, that was usually made of wood in the past AX^kk ( 10 B4SSW7kS'J®

4f ) —compare iron n.(5) IT»!7il not see the ,wood for the trees (BrE) {NAmE not see the .forest for the 'trees) to not see or understand the main point about sth, because you are paying too much attention to small details JE 44 A JL kk not .out of the 'woods (,informal) not yet free from difficulties or problems jnj — more at knock v., neck n.,

TOUCH V.

wood-block /'wudblDk; NAmE -blaik/ noun 1 each of the small flat pieces of wood that are fitted together to cover a floor ( Mi&ffiftftft ) AA, ; a woodblock floor 7k       — compare parquet 2 a piece of wood

with a pattern cut into it, used for printing A^lAPUS;

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wood-carv ing /’wudkaivir); NAmE -kairv-/ noun [U, C] the process of shaping a piece of wood with a sharp tool; a decorative object made in this way AMI; AJ8t$i ► wood-carver noun

woodchuck/ groundhog

wood-chuck /'wudtjAk/ (also ground-hog) noun a small N American animal of the squirrel family H M

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wood-cock /'wudknk; NAmE -ka:k/ noun {pi. wood-cock or wood-cocks) a brown bird with a long straight beak, short legs and a short tail, hunted for food or sport

j£*$, mm ()

wood-cut /'wudkAt/ noun a print that is made from a pattern cut in a piece of wood 7kI®®; Ai'l

SYNONYMS i^iI]|l?4fT

wonderful

lovely ♦ delightful

These words all describe an experience, feeling or sight that gives you great pleasure.      Hi

wonderful that you enjoy very much; that gives you great pleasure; extremely good kafjfcAflw1&£ft, 4*A rtjAAj. 4#^(ft, £fe$>(ft: We had a wonderful time last night.    Aii'l&o o The

weather was absolutely wonderful. A WtT a. lovely (rather informal, especially BrE) that you enjoy very much; that gives you great pleasure; very

attractive      i&A&A

What a lovely day! (= the weather is very good) £ A

£Ffft A HW1 o It’s been lovely having you here, fj f/j;

delightful that gives you great pleasure; very attractive H? A A'It'AW, ft! A (ft: a delightful little fishing village 'ft Afft'Mft.kk

WONDERFUL, LOVELY OR DELIGHTFUL? /*§ wonderful, lovely x-EII delightful ?

All these words can describe times, events, places, sights, feelings and the weather. Wonderful can also describe a chance or ability. Lovely is the most frequent in spoken British English, but in North American English wonderful is the most frequent, both spoken and written. Delightful is used particularly for times, events and places.

fSAtI, MlA, !i'ltSA% wonderful >#nj %>$iMA„ lovely     P

wonderful    delightful     ft

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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

—                 really/quite/absolutely wonderful/lovely/delightful

—                 wonderful/lovely/delightful weather/views/scenery/ music

—                 a wonderful chance/opportunity

—                 It’s wonderful/lovely/delightful to be/feel/find/ have/know/see ...

—                 It would be wonderful/lovely/delightful if...

—                 It’s wonderful/lovely/delightful that ...

—                 That sounds wonderful/lovely/delightful.

wood-cut-ter /'wudkAta(r)/ noun (old-fashioned) a person whose job is cutting down trees f&AX , wood-ed /'wudid/ adj. (of land ±ffe) covered with trees X«4Aift; «A«Mift WOOd-en 0-w /'wudn/ adj.

1 [usually before noun] made of wood Ark1] (ft; A API): a wooden box AH 2 not showing enough natural expres­sion, emotion or movement A X fM. (ft ; ¥c 45. (ft; AS (ft ; A ift (ft HTTl stiff : The actor playing the father was too wooden, tfr| AAfeo ► wood-en-ly adv.: She speaks her lines very woodenly. M A^'lfo wood-en-ness noun [U]

.wooden 'spoon noun a spoon made of wood, used in cooking for stirring and mixing A ; A ’ft — picture o kitchen rm get, win, take, etc. the .wooden 'spoon {BrE, informal) to come last in a race or competi­tion (fEmmm*)

wood-land /'wudland/ noun [u, C] (also wood-lands [pi.]) an area of land that is covered with trees 44 kk; kk-Wi; kkK: ancient woodland JJP^nkkK. <> The house is fringed by fields and woodlands. &jH7(ftj^l3JlfflJ&4flMkko 0 woodland walks kkMMftS

wood-louse /‘wudlaus/ noun {pi. wood-lice /'wudlais/) a small grey creature like an insect, with a hard shell, that lives in decaying wood or damp soil jf] A — pic­ture o page R29