WOODWARD

Woodward, Bob Woodward, Robert Woodward, Robert Burns Woodward

(noun) United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex organic compounds (1917-1979)

Woodward, C. Vann Woodward, Comer Vann Woodward

(noun) United States historian (1908-1999)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

woodward (plural woodwards)

(archaic) A warden of a wood.

Etymology

Proper noun

Woodward

A surname.

A small city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States.

A city, the county seat of Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States.

A census-designated place in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Source: Wiktionary


Wood"ward`, n. (Eng. Forest Law)

Definition: An officer of the forest, whose duty it was to guard the woods.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PREMATURELY

(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”


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