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wood

noun · verb

Simple meaning

The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree.

Pronunciation

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wuud
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈwʊd

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. uncountable

    The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.

  2. The trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

  3. United States film actress (1938-1981)

  4. United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942)

  5. A number of places in the United States

  6. English conductor (1869-1944)

verb

  1. transitive

    To cover or plant with trees.

  2. reflexiveintransitive

    To hide behind trees.

  3. transitive

    To supply with wood, or get supplies of wood for.

  4. intransitive

    To take or get a supply of wood.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
General English

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  • “We gathered some wood to build a small campfire.”noun

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

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  • woodsnounPlural form

    The trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area.

  • woodedadjectiveInflected form

    Covered with growing trees and bushes etc.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • woodyadjectiveDerived adjective

    Made of or containing or resembling wood.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • wood meadowgrassnounCompound term

    Slender European grass of shady places.

  • wood-fernnounCompound term

    Any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris.

  • wood lousenounCompound term

    Any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body.

  • wood lilynounCompound term

    Any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower.

  • wood engravingnounCompound term

    A print made from a woodcut.

  • wood blocknounCompound term

    Engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • woodworkingnounRelated term

    The craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood.

  • woodpeckernounRelated term

    Bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects.

  • woodworknounRelated term

    Work made of wood.

  • woodmannounRelated term

    Someone who lives in the woods.

  • woodcraftnounRelated term

    Skill and experience in matters relating to the woods (as hunting or fishing or camping).

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