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Woos vs Woof - What's the difference?

woos | woof |

As verbs the difference between woos and woof

is that woos is third-person singular of woo while woof is to make a woofing sound.

As nouns the difference between woos and woof

is that woos is a coward; a wuss while woof is the set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle.

As an interjection woof is

expression of strong physical attraction for someone.

As an acronym woof is

well Off Older Folks.

woos

English

Verb

(head)
  • (woo)

    • Noun

  • (Australia, colloquial) A coward; a wuss.
    • Don't be a woos .

    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 ----