"WWOOF" meaning in English

See WWOOF in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈwʊf/
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} WWOOF
  1. Acronym of World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
    Sense id: en-WWOOF-en-name-2jKfwHxP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31

Verb

IPA: /ˈwʊf/ Forms: WWOOFs [present, singular, third-person], WWOOFing [participle, present], WWOOFed [participle, past], WWOOFed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} WWOOF (third-person singular simple present WWOOFs, present participle WWOOFing, simple past and past participle WWOOFed)
  1. Alternative form of wwoof Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wwoof Related terms: woof, wwoofer, woofer, woofing, wwoofing
    Sense id: en-WWOOF-en-verb-GRK~Tvgd

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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