Wood
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /wʊd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wood is a noun meaning (countable) The wood from a particular species of tree.
Meaning
(countable) The wood from a particular species of tree.
More Meanings
- (countable, often as plurale tantum) A forested or wooded area.
- Firewood.
- (countable, golf) A type of golf club, the head of which was traditionally made of wood.
- (music) A woodwind instrument.
- (uncountable, slang) An erection of the penis.
- (chess, uncountable, slang) Chess pieces.
- (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.
Example Sentences
This table is made of wood.
There was lots of wood on the beach.
He got lost in the woods beyond Seattle.
A wood beyond this moor was viewed as a border area in the seventeenth century.
Word Forms
- woods
- wooding
- wooded
- wooder
- woodest
Synonyms for wood
Depending on context, synonyms include timber, woods, forest, woodland, woodwind.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include forest, woody, woodwind, forestry, timber, copse.
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