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wood

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /wʊd/

Forms: wooded

wood means: The hard material inside tree trunks and branches, used for building, making things, or burning.

noun

TREE MATERIALA1

The hard material inside tree trunks and branches, used for building, making things, or burning.

  • The chair is made of wood.
  • We burned some dry wood in the fireplace.
  • He cut a piece of wood for the shelf.

Similar words: timber

Common phrases: solid wood, wood floor, piece of wood, wood furniture

TYPE OF TIMBERB2

The hard material from a particular kind of tree.

  • Pine is a fairly soft wood.
  • The carpenter compared several woods for the table.
  • Which wood is best for outdoor chairs?

Similar words: timber

Common phrases: oak wood, hard wood, different wood

verb

SUPPLY TIMBERC2

To supply a boat, engine, or place with tree material, especially for use as fuel.

  • The crew stopped to wood the steamboat.
  • Workers wooded the locomotive before its next journey.
  • They found a riverside station where they could wood the vessel.

Common phrases: wood a steamboat, wood a locomotive

Questions about wood

What does wood mean?

The hard material inside tree trunks and branches, used for building, making things, or burning.

What is wood in other languages?

Türkçe: ahşap · Español: madera · Français: bois · Deutsch: Holz · Italiano: legno · 日本語: 木材

How do you pronounce wood?

It is pronounced /wʊd/.

How do you use wood in a sentence?

The chair is made of wood. We burned some dry wood in the fireplace.

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