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wood⋅y

1[wood-ee]
–adjective, wood⋅i⋅er, wood⋅i⋅est.
1. abounding with woods; wooded.
2. belonging or pertaining to the woods; sylvan.
3. consisting of or containing wood; ligneous.
4. resembling wood, as in appearance, texture, or toughness: a woody vegetable.

Origin:
1325–75; ME; see wood 1 , -y 1


wood⋅i⋅ness, noun

wood⋅y

2[wood-ee]
–noun, plural wood⋅ies. Slang.
a station wagon having wood or simulated-wood panels on the outside of the body.
Also, woodie.


Origin:
1960–65; wood 1 + -y 2

wood⋅y

3[wuhd-ee, woo-dee] noun, plural wood⋅ies, adjective, wood⋅i⋅er, wood⋅i⋅est. Chiefly Scot.
widdy 1 .

Wood⋅y

[wood-ee]
–noun
a male given name, form of Woodrow.

wid⋅dy

1[wid-ee]
–noun, plural -dies. Chiefly Scot.
1. a band or rope, traditionally one made from intertwined willow twigs.
2. a hangman's rope; noose.
Also, widdie, woody.


Origin:
1400–50; late ME (north), var. of withy
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wood·y   (wŏŏd'ē)   
adj.   wood·i·er, wood·i·est
  1. Forming or consisting of wood; ligneous: woody tissue.

  2. Marked by the presence of wood or xylem: woody plants.

  3. Characteristic or suggestive of wood: a woody smell.

  4. Abounding in trees; wooded.

n.   also wood·ie (wŏŏd'ē) pl. wood·ies
  1. A station wagon with exterior wood paneling.

  2. Vulgar Slang An erection of the penis.

wood'i·ness n.
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Slang Dictionary
woody

  1. n.
    a wooden surfboard; a surfboard. : Get your woody, and let's get moving.
  2. n.
    an erection of the penis. : His morning woody made a little mountain with the sheets on his bed.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Financial Dictionary

Woody

Slang to describe when the market has a strong and quick upward movement.

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For example, you'll hear "the market has a woody," when the market is performing well... seriously, we don't make this stuff up.

See also: Bull Market

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wood   (wd)  Pronunciation Key 
The thick xylem of trees and shrubs, resulting from secondary growth by the vascular cambium, which produces new layers of living xylem. The accumulated living xylem is the sapwood. The older, dead xylem in the interior of the tree forms the heartwood. Often each cycle of growth of new wood is evident as a growth ring. The main components of wood are cellulose and lignin.

woody adjective
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