woodward
/wˈʊdwˌɔɹd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A surname.
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A small city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States.
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A city, the county seat of Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States.
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A census-designated place in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Three townships, in Clearfield County, Clinton County and Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
Example Sentences
- "A sergeantry, called woodward of the Lee Baile, was then held by John Throckmorton, Esq. In the reign of Henry VIII. the office of Bleysbale and forestership of fee was filled by William Alberton."
- "And he is not a comely man, but on the contrary he is exceedingly ill favoured; and he is the woodward of that wood."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: wodeward, wuduweard
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.