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wood
1[ wood ]
noun
- the 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 ).
adjective
- made of wood; wooden.
- used to store, work, or carry wood:
a wood chisel.
- dwelling or growing in woods:
wood bird.
verb (used with object)
- to cover or plant with trees.
- to supply with wood; get supplies of wood for.
verb (used without object)
- to take in or get supplies of wood (often followed by up ):
to wood up before the approach of winter.
wood
2[ wood ]
adjective
- wild, as with rage or excitement.
- mad; insane.
Wood
3[ wood ]
noun
- Grant, 1892–1942, U.S. painter.
- Leonard, 1860–1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator.
Wood
1/ ʊ /
noun
- WoodHenry18141887FBritishWRITING: novelist Mrs Henry , married name of Ellen Price . 1814–87, British novelist, noted esp for the melodramatic novel East Lynne (1861)
- WoodSir Henry (Joseph)18691944MEnglishMUSIC: conductor Sir Henry ( Joseph ). 1869–1944, English conductor, who founded the Promenade Concerts in London
- WoodJohn17071754MBritishARCHITECTURE: architectMISC: town planner 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)
- WoodJohn17271782MBritishARCHITECTURE: architect his son, John , known as the Younger . 1727–82, British architect: designed the Royal Crescent (1767–71) and the Assembly Rooms (1769–71), Bath
- WoodRalph17151772MBritishARTS AND CRAFTS: potter Ralph. 1715–72, British potter, working in Staffordshire, who made the first toby jug (1762)
wood
2/ ʊ /
noun
- the hard fibrous substance consisting of xylem tissue that occurs beneath the bark in trees, shrubs, and similar plants ligneousxyloid
- 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 sylvan
an oak wood
- 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
- casks, barrels, etc, made of 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 informal.to have an advantage over
- out of the wood or out of the woodsclear of or safe from dangers or doubts
we're not out of the wood yet
- see the wood for the treesused 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
verb
- tr to plant a wood upon
- to supply or be supplied with fuel or firewood
wood
3/ ʊ /
adjective
- obsolete.raging or raving like a maniac
Derived Forms
- ˈɴǴǻ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ɴǴǻ· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of wood1
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Idioms and Phrases
- 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): Also especially British, touch wood.
The car's still in good shape, knock on wood.
- out of the woods,
- no longer in precarious health or critical condition; out of danger and recovering.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The blast had opened a hole in the wood desk.
The thought of Jérémie sleeping in his bed, close to his mother, enrages Vincent, who brings Jérémie into the woods to fight in the privacy of the tall trees and their blinding fall foliage.
Ideally, that’s not the case in your neck of the woods.
"We can't live in a country where people are afraid to go into the woods," the prime minister told reporters afterwards.
“For me, it’s exciting just because there hasn’t been much of this,” Muncy said, noting that outside of the wood types and handle variations, bats have largely remained unchanged over the history of the sport.
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