wood
1the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem.
the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other purposes; timber or lumber.
the cask, barrel, or keg, as distinguished from the bottle: aged in the wood.
Music.
a woodwind instrument.
the section of a band or orchestra composed of woodwinds.
Often woods .(used with a singular or plural verb) a large and thick collection of growing trees; a grove or forest: They picnicked in the woods.
Golf. a club with a wooden head, as a driver, brassie, spoon, or baffy for hitting long shots.: Compare iron (def. 5).
made of wood; wooden.
used to store, work, or carry wood: a wood chisel.
dwelling or growing in woods: wood bird.
to cover or plant with trees.
to supply with wood; get supplies of wood for.
to take in or get supplies of wood (often followed by up): to wood up before the approach of winter.
Idioms about wood
have the wood on, Australian Slang. to have an advantage over or have information that can be used against.
knock on wood, (used when knocking on something wooden to assure continued good luck): The car's still in good shape, knock on wood.: Also especially British, touch wood.
out of the woods,
no longer in precarious health or critical condition; out of danger and recovering.
Origin of wood
1synonym study For wood
Other words from wood
- wood·less, adjective
Words Nearby wood
Other definitions for wood (2 of 3)
wild, as with rage or excitement.
mad; insane.
Origin of wood
2Other definitions for Wood (3 of 3)
Grant, 1892–1942, U.S. painter.
Leonard, 1860–1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator.
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How to use wood in a sentence
A flashlight is an invaluable tool, whether you’re rummaging through a dark basement, tromping through the woods on a nighttime hike, or stuck on the side of the road in the evening with a flat tire.
Flashlights for emergency scenarios and outdoor fun | PopSci Commerce Team | August 27, 2020 | Popular-ScienceJumpers aim to arrive quickly at a blaze in the woods—most of which get sparked by lightning—and deal with it before it spreads.
How aerial firefighters battle blazes from the skies | Rob Verger | August 27, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe back fence helps you cut up to 2x14 wood at a 90-degree angle and 2x12 at a 45-degree angle, without a laser guide.
Make every project a breeze with the right miter saw | PopSci Commerce Team | August 26, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThey look like bowling pins, are made of steel or wood and sit in the corner until an old guy who knows what the hell the deal is comes along.
The Gym-Free Pandemic Workout: Kettlebells, Indian Clubs, Sandbags, Oh My! | Eugene Robinson | August 25, 2020 | Ozywood remembered calling both Shapery and Thompson in late 2015 with a familiar idea.
The Deal Before the 101 Ash St. Debacle Helps Explain How We Got Here | Lisa Halverstadt and Jesse Marx | August 24, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
A worn couch sitting squarely before a wood veneer wall, accented by the head of a deer.
#Setinthestreet: Your Street Corner Is Their Art Project | James Joiner | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUpstairs, in the living room, splintered logs of hemlock cackled and spat from inside the wood stove.
Dungeons and Genital Clamps: Inside a Legendary BDSM Chateau | Ian Frisch | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTConestoga wood Specialties Corporation A Pennsylvania-based wood cabinet and specialty products manufacturer.
I like all of them, in a way, but I like Scissorhands and Ed wood.
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel | Marlow Stern | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut, yeah, Beetlejuice, Scissorhands, and Ed wood are my favorites.
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel | Marlow Stern | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWorst danger zone, the open sea, now traversed, but on land not yet out of the wood.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian Hamilton"But I can't stop to argue about it now;" and, saying this, he turned into a side path, and disappeared in the wood.
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylThey found a few belated sowars of the 3d Cavalry, who took refuge in a wood, and the artillery opened fire at the trees!
The Red Year | Louis TracyWalker had painted a picture he called "Spring," a young girl gathering primroses in a wood.
The hills in sight, however, are very considerably wooded, and wood is apparently the common fuel.
Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
British Dictionary definitions for wood (1 of 3)
/ (wʊd) /
the hard fibrous substance consisting of xylem tissue that occurs beneath the bark in trees, shrubs, and similar plants: Related adjectives: ligneous, xyloid
the trunks of trees that have been cut and prepared for use as a building material
a collection of trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, etc, usually dominated by one or a few species of tree: usually smaller than a forest: an oak wood Related adjective: sylvan
fuel; firewood
golf
a long-shafted club with a broad wooden or metal head, used for driving: numbered from 1 to 7 according to size, angle of face, etc
(as modifier): a wood shot
tennis squash badminton the frame of a racket: he hit a winning shot off the wood
one of the biased wooden bowls used in the game of bowls
music short for woodwind See also woods (def. 3)
casks, barrels, etc, made of wood
from the wood (of a beverage) from a wooden container rather than a metal or glass one
have the wood on or have got the wood on Australian and NZ informal to have an advantage over
out of the wood or out of the woods clear of or safe from dangers or doubts: we're not out of the wood yet
see the wood for the trees (used with a negative) to obtain a general view of a situation, problem, etc, without allowing details to cloud one's analysis: he can't see the wood for the trees
(modifier) made of, used for, employing, or handling wood: a wood fire
(modifier) dwelling in, concerning, or situated in a wood: a wood nymph
(tr) to plant a wood upon
to supply or be supplied with fuel or firewood
Origin of wood
1- See also woods
Derived forms of wood
- woodless, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for wood (2 of 3)
/ (wʊd) /
obsolete raging or raving like a maniac
Origin of wood
2British Dictionary definitions for Wood (3 of 3)
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Mrs Henry, married name of Ellen Price . 1814–87, British novelist, noted esp for the melodramatic novel East Lynne (1861)
Sir Henry (Joseph). 1869–1944, English conductor, who founded the Promenade Concerts in London
John, known as the Elder . 1707–54, British architect and town planner, working mainly in Bath, where he designed the North and South Parades (1728) and the Circus (1754)
his son, John, known as the Younger . 1727–82, British architect: designed the Royal Crescent (1767–71) and the Assembly Rooms (1769–71), Bath
Ralph. 1715–72, British potter, working in Staffordshire, who made the first toby jug (1762)
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Scientific definitions for wood
[ wud ]
The thick xylem of trees and shrubs, resulting from secondary growth by the vascular cambium, which produces new layers of living xylem. The accumulated living xylem is the sapwood. The older, dead xylem in the interior of the tree forms the heartwood. Often each cycle of growth of new wood is evident as a growth ring. The main components of wood are cellulose and lignin.
Other words from wood
- woody adjective
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