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, AustralianSlang. 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
1
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English wudu, earlier widu; cognate with Old Norse vithr, Old High German witu, Old Irish fid
synonym study for wood
7. See forest.
OTHER WORDS FROM wood
woodless,adjective
Words nearby wood
wonted, won't hear of, won ton, won't wash, woo, wood, wood alcohol, wood-and-water joey, wood anemone, wood ant, wood avens
Definition for wood (2 of 3)
wood2
[ wood ]
/ wʊd /
adjectiveArchaic.
wild, as with rage or excitement.
mad; insane.
Origin of wood
2
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
[ wood ]
/ wʊd /
noun
Grant, 1892–1942, U.S. painter.
Leonard, 1860–1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator.
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British Dictionary definitions for wood (1 of 3)
wood1
/ (wʊd) /
noun
the hard fibrous substance consisting of xylem tissue that occurs beneath the bark in trees, shrubs, and similar plantsRelated 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 forestan 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
tennissquashbadmintonthe frame of a rackethe 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 onorhave got the wood onAustralian and NZinformalto have an advantage over
out of the woodorout of the woodsclear of or safe from dangers or doubtswe'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 analysishe can't see the wood for the trees
(modifier)made of, used for, employing, or handling wooda wood fire
(modifier)dwelling in, concerning, or situated in a wooda wood nymph
verb
(tr)to plant a wood upon
to supply or be supplied with fuel or firewood
See also woods
Derived forms of wood
woodless, adjective
Word Origin for wood
Old English widu, wudu; related to Old High German witu, Old Norse vithr
British Dictionary definitions for wood (2 of 3)
wood2
/ (wʊd) /
adjective
obsoleteraging or raving like a maniac
Word Origin for wood
Old English wōd; related to Old High German wuot (German Wut), Old Norse ōthr, Gothic wōths, Latin vātēs seer
British Dictionary definitions for wood (3 of 3)
Wood
/ (wʊd) /
noun
Mrs Henry, married name of Ellen Price . 1814–87, British novelist, noted esp for the melodramatic novel East Lynne (1861)
Sir Henry (Joseph). 1869–1944, English conductor, who founded the Promenade Concerts in London
John, known as the Elder . 1707–54, British architect and town planner, working mainly in Bath, where he designed the North and South Parades (1728) and the Circus (1754)
his son, John, known as the Younger . 1727–82, British architect: designed the Royal Crescent (1767–71) and the Assembly Rooms (1769–71), Bath
Ralph. 1715–72, British potter, working in Staffordshire, who made the first toby jug (1762)
lumber, woodland, timber, grove, woods, thicket, copse, weald, trees, timberland
Scientific definitions for wood
wood
[ wud ]
The thick xylem of trees and shrubs, resulting from secondary growth by the vascular cambium, which produces new layers of living xylem. The accumulated living xylem is the sapwood. The older, dead xylem in the interior of the tree forms the heartwood. Often each cycle of growth of new wood is evident as a growth ring. The main components of wood are cellulose and lignin.