Woolworth
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- proper noun
- /ˈwʊlˌwɜrθ/
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edificio Woolworth
- Most scholars accept that the inscription was sought as if it were to be added to the Woolworth Building itself (Adcock 1985).
- Woolworth Building
Examples
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The Woolworth Building is a stunning example of early 20th-century Gothic architecture.
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I took a bus from South Orange this morning at 5:55 am, which went very well, but I am nervous about the ride home (sitting on the 20th floor of the Woolworth Building, currently looking at the snowstorm outside).
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Have Emergency Services Unit meet us by the Woolworth Building.
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- Down there is the Woolworth Building.
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This is either the Woolworth Building, in which case it's okay, or...
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Get me the Columbia Aircraft Corporation, Woolworth Building, New York City.
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At the same moment, the lights flashed on in the model of the Woolworth Building.
Academic text (2002) -
I rode the elevator to the floor below the Woolworth Observatory.
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At 75 stories, it would have been 15 floors higher than the tallest building in the world at the time, the Woolworth headquarters in New York City.
Blog text (28) -
He arrived in a city characterized by its skyscrapers, of which the newest and tallest was the neo-Gothic tower of the Woolworth Building.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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3.0
A very tall building with many floors in a city
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5.6
A building with an impressive design that many people admire
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Woolworth comes from a family name made of two simple parts: wool 'wool' and worth 'enclosed farm', so the name brings to mind a place linked with wool. The New York Woolworth building is named after Frank W. Woolworth, which is why the famous skyscraper carries that old family name.