/ Dictionary / Index W woodwind: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: wood•wind Pronunciation: (wood'wind"), [key] — n. a musical wind instrument of the group comprising the flutes, clarinets, oboes, bassoons, and occasionally, the saxophones. the section of an orchestra or band comprising the woodwind instruments. —adj. of, relating to, or composed of woodwinds. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: woodwind (Thesaurus) woodwaxen wood-wool Related Content Daily Word Quiz: stringent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language