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Wooden vs Strained - What's the difference?

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Wooden is a related term of strained.


As adjectives the difference between wooden and strained

is that wooden is made of wood while strained is forced through a strainer.

As a verb strained is

(strain).

wooden

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Made of wood.
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  • (label) As if made of wood, moving awkwardly, unmoving.

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    * English adjectives ending in -en

    strained

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Forced through a strainer.
    • Babies don’t seem to like strained peas, even though the puree is easy for them to eat and digest.
  • Under tension; tense.
    • Ever since the fight our relation has been strained .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (strain)

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