Woo
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Woo![]() ![]() Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Woo \Woo\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wooed; p. pr. & vb. n. Wooing.] [OE. wowen, wo?en, AS. w?gian, fr. w?h bent, crooked, bad; akin to OS. w[=a]h evil, Goth. unwahs blameless, Skr. va?c to waver, and perhaps to E. vaccilate.] [1913 Webster] 1. To solicit in love; to court. [1913 Webster] Each, like the Grecian artist, wooes The image he himself has wrought. --Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. To court solicitously; to invite with importunity. [1913 Webster] Thee, chantress, oft the woods among I woo, to hear thy even song. --Milton. [1913 Webster] I woo the wind That still delays his coming. --Bryant. [1913 Webster] Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Woo \Woo\, v. i. To court; to make love. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Source: WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
woo
v 1: seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia" [syn: woo,
court]
2: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" [syn:
woo, court, romance, solicit]
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 50 Moby Thesaurus words for "woo": address, allure, angle for, bait, bait the hook, beau, bid for, bill and coo, blandish, cajole, canvass, chase, coax, court, decoy, draw, draw in, draw on, ensnare, entice, esquire, fish for, flirt, flirt with, follow, give the come-on, inveigle, lay siege to, lead on, look for, lure, make suit to, make up to, offer bait to, pay attention to, pay court to, pop the question, pursue, rope in, seduce, seek, serenade, solicit, spark, squire, suck in, sue, sue for, swain, sweetheart Matching Word(s) Oo Wo Wood Woof Wook Wool Woon boo Coo Doo hoo loo Moo poo Too Zoo- Who Woe Wol Won Wot Wox wood woof wool coo goo moo too zoo who wmo wto woe wog wok won wop wow oo foo ooo wlo wol wo ROO
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