Wooden (disambiguation)
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To be wooden is to be made of the hard, fibrous, lignified structural tissue produced as secondary xylem in the stems of woody plants.
Wooden may also refer to:
People with the surname Wooden:
Wooden may also refer to:
- 17241 Wooden17241 Wooden17241 Wooden is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 11, 2000 by the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search at the Anderson Mesa Station.- External links :*...
, a main-belt asteroid - Wooden languageWooden languageIn rhetoric, wooden language refers to a diverting of attention from reality by using vague and ambiguous words, such as banalities too abstract or pompous, which appeal to sentiment and emotionality rather than to facts.Wooden language was commonly used in political speeches and newspaper...
, a diverting of attention from reality by using certain words
People with the surname Wooden:
- Charles WoodenCharles WoodenCharles Wooden VC was a German recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.- Crimean War :...
(1827-1875), German recipient of the Victoria Cross - John WoodenJohn WoodenJohn Robert Wooden was an American basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood", he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period — seven in a row — as head coach at UCLA, an unprecedented feat. Within this period, his teams won a record 88 consecutive games...
(1910-2010), American college basketball coach - Josh WoodenJosh WoodenJosh Wooden was an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.He was recruited as the number 24 draft pick in the 1996 AFL Draft from Lockhart. Josh made his debut for the West Coast Eagles in Round 1, 1997 against the Sydney Swans.Retired in 2007 at the age of 28, due to a...
(born 1978), Australian rules footballer - Shawn WoodenShawn WoodenShawn Wooden was a safety with an 9 year career from 1996 to 2004. He was forced to retire due to a back injury. He played for the Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears of the National Football League....
(born 1973), American football safety