Woof vs False - What's the difference?
woof | false |
the set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle.
A fabric; the texture of a fabric.
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English onomatopoeias
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Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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Spurious, artificial.
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(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As a noun woof
is the set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle or woof can be the sound a dog makes when barking.As an interjection woof
is (humorous) expression of strong physical attraction for someone.As a verb woof
is to make a woofing sound.As an acronym woof
is (marketing) well off older folks.As an adjective false is
(label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.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)citation, genre= , publisher=The Gutenberg Project , isbn= , page= , passage=O'er her fine waist the purfled woof descends; }}
Synonyms
* (crosswise thread or yarn) weftEtymology 2
Onomatopoeic.Coordinate terms
* (sound of a dog) bark, bow wow, growl, howl, snarl, whimper, whine, yap, yelp, yipEtymology 3
Acronym
(Acronym) (head)false
English
Adjective
(er)A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles: Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by the Philological Society, section=Part 1, publisher=Clarendon Press, location=Oxford, editor= , volume=1, page=217 , passage=Also the rule of false position, with dyuers examples not onely vulgar, but some appertaynyng to the rule of Algeber.}}