Used in a Sentence

woos

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for woos.

Editorial note

Imagine some handsome travelling gentleman (who's actually a soldier) woos a local bar maiden with some fancy words and poetry.

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Quick take

(Australia, colloquial) A coward; a wuss.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of woos gathered in one view.

noun

(Australia, colloquial) A coward; a wuss.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for woos.

noun

(Australia, colloquial) A coward; a wuss.

Example sentences

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Imagine some handsome travelling gentleman (who's actually a soldier) woos a local bar maiden with some fancy words and poetry.

2

Microsoft woos some noobs, who wonder why everybody is acting on edge around Microsoft.

3

We are expected to hit the 20 PB amount sometime in the next 3 months Everyone nods in excitement, gasps and woos.

4

One day he focuses that erotic energy on Suzy, and he woos her.

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(better init system with woos) 4 technically most of these woos are only implemented with it I am not trying to say systemd does not have it's merits.

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Mallory woos Alice without Bob's knowledge.

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The only real way to ensure government be more receptive, inclusive or appreciative of scientific explanations or hypothesis, is to educate all of the population during their younger years so they are well grounded in science and principals of it, such that they'd be less likely to promote or vote into power, morons, woo-woos and those with serious personality disorders.

Quote examples

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"Woes" is another extremely common one, and you see "Woos" a lot during election season.

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[6] Hyperloop is back in the news because the pilot project is Musk's carrot dangled to the state of Texas to allow him to build showrooms, see "Tesla's Musk woos Texas lawmakers with talk of track, car plant".

Proper noun examples

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I think the danger is that you might displace intrinsic motivation (pride in good work) with extrinsic motivation (doin' it for the Woos).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use woos in a sentence?

Imagine some handsome travelling gentleman (who's actually a soldier) woos a local bar maiden with some fancy words and poetry.

What does woos mean?

(Australia, colloquial) A coward; a wuss.

What part of speech is woos?

woos is commonly used as noun.