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Moo vs Woof - What's the difference?

moo | woof |

As nouns the difference between moo and woof

is that moo is the characteristic sound made by a cow or bull while woof is the set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle.

As verbs the difference between moo and woof

is that moo is of a cow or bull, to make its characteristic lowing sound while woof is to make a woofing sound.

As interjections the difference between moo and woof

is that moo is the characteristic sound made by a cow or bull while woof is expression of strong physical attraction for someone.

As an initialism MOO

is matter of opinion.

As an acronym woof is

well Off Older Folks.

moo

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (onomatopoeia) The characteristic sound made by a cow or bull.
  • A foolish woman.
    • You silly moo ! What did you do that for?

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Of a cow or bull, to make its characteristic sound.

    • Synonyms

    * low

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • The characteristic sound made by a cow or bull.

    • woof

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) oof, owf, from (etyl) , from Proto-Germanic *webanan'' (to weave), from Proto-Indo-European ''*webh-''/''*wobh- (to weave, to lace together).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle.
  • A fabric; the texture of a fabric.
  • :* {{quote-book
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    Synonyms
    * (crosswise thread or yarn) weft

    Etymology 2

    Onomatopoeic.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound a dog makes when barking.
    • Coordinate terms
    * (sound of a dog) bark, bow wow, growl, howl, snarl, whimper, whine, yap, yelp, yip

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (humorous) Expression of strong physical attraction for someone.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a woofing sound

    • Etymology 3

    Acronym

    (Acronym) (head)
  • (marketing) Well Off Older Folks
  • (agriculture) Work on organic farm
    • English onomatopoeias ----