wood

[ woo d ]

/ wʊd /

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.

firewood.

the cask, barrel, or keg, as distinguished from the bottle: aged in the wood.

woodblock(def 1).

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.

Idioms for 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,

out of a dangerous, perplexing, or difficult situation; secure; safe.
no longer in precarious health or critical condition; out of danger and recovering.

Origin of wood

before 900; Middle English; Old English wudu, earlier widu; cognate with Old Norse vithr, Old High German witu, Old Irish fid

SYNONYMS FOR wood

7 See forest.

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OTHER WORDS FROM wood

wood·less, adjective

Words nearby wood

wont, wonted, woo, woo-hoo, woo-woo, wood, wood alcohol, wood anemone, wood ant, wood avens, wood betony

Definition for wood (2 of 3)

wood ²

[ woo d ]

/ wʊd /

adjective Archaic.

wild, as with rage or excitement.

mad; insane.

Origin of wood

before 900; Middle English; Old English wōd; cognate with Old Norse ōthr; akin to German Wut rage, Old English wōth song

Definition for wood (3 of 3)

Wood

[ woo d ]

/ wʊd /

noun

Grant,1892–1942, U.S. painter.

Leonard,1860–1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator.

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A worn couch sitting squarely before a wood veneer wall, accented by the head of a deer.

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The board a has for its base a heavy block of wood b, upon which two upright pins e e, are fixed.

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The stillness of the wood quieted him finally, as it had always done, and he remembered his old friends the Greelys.

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The harp can be made of wood, covered with gold paper, and strung with yellow cord.

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Hearing the report of our guns, the flock flew towards the wood for shelter.

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None, however, were falling on the wood because here friend and foe were lying almost within bayonet length of each other.

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British Dictionary definitions for wood (1 of 3)

wood ¹

/ (wʊd) /

noun

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

verb

(tr) to plant a wood upon

to supply or be supplied with fuel or firewood

Derived forms of wood

woodless, adjective

Word Origin for wood

Old English widu, wudu; related to Old High German witu, Old Norse vithr