Wood - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |wʊd|  American pronunciation of the word wood
Brit.  |wʊd|  British pronunciation of the word wood

noun

- the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
- the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area (syn: forest, woods)
- United States film actress (1938-1981)
- English conductor (1869-1944)
- English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887)
- United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942)
- any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
- a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head
metal woods are now standard

Extra examples

Some baseball bats are made out of wood.

The wood on the deck has begun to rot.

Their house is near a small wood.

A thick woods runs along the boundary of the estate.

The house is surrounded by woods.

He went for a hike in the woods.

She hit a wood off the tee.

After dinner Alice slipped away for a walk in the woods with Artie.

We proceeded slowly upwards, through woods of pine.

Their dishes were made of wood.

Put some more wood on the fire.

Pine is a soft wood.

Her house was made of wood.

He collected wood to make a fire.

He hit the nail through the wood.

Word forms

noun
singular: wood
plural: woods
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