woody

noun

variants or woodie
Definition of woodynext
as in sports car

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Recent Examples of woody On this warm, sunny Saturday, beneath a brilliant blue sky, the volunteers gathered at 10 a.m. to cut away woody plants thought to be setting the stage for forest encroachment. — Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025 Pour Femme spotlights a lilac accord, while leathery, woody Pour Homme features juniper oil and orange flower absolute. — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 What lingers more prominently are its undercurrents of woody vetiver, parchment, and ash, building a longer-lasting profile that’s dry, spiced, and sophisticated. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025 The vegetable’s tubular stalks are trimmed from the woody base, then cut into thin slices to soak in ice water for an hour or more. — Georgeanne Brennan, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for woody
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woody
  1. sports car
  2. wagon
  3. SUV
  4. convertible
  5. station wagon
  6. hatchback
  7. town car
  8. hardtop
Noun
  • The eighth-generation ‘Vette, or C8, is the first to utilize a mid-engine layout and features a design more in line with the European sports cars GM views as its peers.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Tariffs will be highest on cars manufactured abroad, like the Toyota Prius made in Japan or Porsche sports cars made in Germany.
    — Jack Ewing, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of sports car
Noun
  • By the time the wagon arrived at the Western District station, its sixth stop, Gray was unconscious.
    — Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
  • In a squad, a soldier rides one horse in the lead, six horses pull the caisson wagon, and a riderless horse follows.
    — Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of wagon
Noun
  • Butler estimates that about 330 members in Kokomo were laid off due to the temporary pausing of production at the Canadian plant in Windsor, Ontario, which builds Chrysler minivans, as well as the plant in Toluca, Mexico, which builds the Jeep Compass small SUV and the electric Jeep Wagoneer S.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Griffith’s Buick hit a Chevrolet Traverse, critically injuring all four people in that SUV, who are from the town of Brock, according to the statement.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of SUV
Noun
  • There are ambitious set-pieces, tracking shots that follow vintage convertibles through winding hillsides and breathtaking vistas that will make even the most ardent haters of Los Angeles yearn for an Erewhon smoothie.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Martin, a straight man nonpareil, plays Steve, a slick gambler on the run from his bookie; Lewis is Malcolm, a nerdy movie fan who has just won a convertible in a raffle.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of convertible
Noun
  • On July 14, 2004, Mahdi stole a .380 caliber pistol, a set of Virginia license plates and a station wagon from his neighbor before heading for North Carolina.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • In an age when aerodynamics are prized, station wagons have a lot to offer.
    — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of station wagon
Noun
  • Despite being a small hatchback, the Abarth 600e weighs 1,700kg, whereas the 2025 Mk8 Golf GTI, for example, is just 1,454kg.
    — James Morris, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • In the car’s fourth generation, a sedan edition was added to the lineup, but it has mainly been sold as a three- or five-door hatchback.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of hatchback
Noun
  • But farther up Doheny, a black sea of stretch limos and town cars flowed in and out of another, bigger, more raucous post-Oscar blowout still in full swing.
    — Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The actor, 66, was getting his bags out of a black town car and tipping the driver as the 31-year-old comedian approached him, dressed in a wig and a suit to resemble the 78-year-old president.
    — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of town car
Noun
  • In preparation, its Ford Advanced Vehicles division—in the UK—had built a total of 12 hardtop and roadster prototypes.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The Basecamp gets a bunch of equipment from hardware brand ARB, starting with a hardtop canopy along with a hardshell rooftop tent, complete with a ladder and sky-facing window.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of hardtop

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