woodwind

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W0214700 (wo͝od′wĭnd′)n.1. A wind instrument in which sound is produced by the vibration of reeds in the mouthpiece, as a bassoon, clarinet, oboe, or saxophone, or by the passing of air across the mouthpiece, as a flute.2. woodwindsa. The section of a band or orchestra composed of woodwind instruments.b. Woodwind instruments or their players considered as a group.

woodwind

(ˈwʊdˌwɪnd) musicadj (Instruments) of, relating to, or denoting a type of wind instrument, excluding the brass instruments, formerly made of wood but now often made of metal, such as the flute or clarinetn (Instruments) (functioning as plural) woodwind instruments collectively

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n. 1. a musical wind instrument of the group comprising the flutes, clarinets, oboes, bassoons, and sometimes the saxophones. 2. woodwinds, (used with a sing. or pl. v.) the section of an orchestra or band comprising the woodwind instruments. [1875–80]

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woodwind - any wind instrument other than the brass instrumentswoodwind instrument, woodbeating-reed instrument, reed instrument, reed - a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reedfinger hole - one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument; pitch changes when a finger covers itflute, transverse flute - a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blownthumbhole - the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumbwind instrument, wind - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath

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wood

(wud) noun1. (also adjective) (of) the material of which the trunk and branches of trees are composed. My desk is (made of) wood; She gathered some wood for the fire; I like the smell of a wood fire. 木頭，木材 木头，木材 2. (often in plural) a group of growing trees. They went for a walk in the woods. 樹林 树林3. a golf-club whose head is made of wood. 木製高爾夫球棒 打高尔夫球的木制球棒ˈwooded adjective (of land) covered with trees. a wooded hillside. 長滿樹木的 长满树木的ˈwooden adjective made of wood. three wooden chairs. 木製的 木制的ˈwoody adjective1. covered with trees. woody countryside. 樹木遍佈的 树木茂密的2. (of a smell etc) of or like wood. 木頭(般)的(氣味) 木头味ˈwood carving noun the art of carving wood. 木雕 木雕ˈwoodcut noun a print made by pressing a block of wood with design cut on it onto paper. 木刻版畫 木刻，木刻画 ˈwoodcutter noun a person whose job is felling trees. 伐木工 伐木工人ˈwoodland noun land covered with woods. a stretch of woodland. 林地 林地（林区） ˈwoodlouse – plural ˈwoodlice – noun a tiny creature with a jointed shell, found under stones etc. 潮蟲 土鳖ˈwoodpecker noun a type of bird which pecks holes in the bark of trees, searching for insects. 啄木鳥 啄木鸟ˈwood pulp noun pulp from wood that can be used for making paper. (用以造紙的)木漿 木质纸浆ˈwoodwind (-wind) noun (in an orchestra, the group of people who play) wind instruments made of wood. 木管樂器 木管乐器ˈwoodwork noun1. the art of making things from wood; carpentry. He did woodwork at school. 木製品 木制品2. the wooden part of any structure. The woodwork in the house is rotting. 結構的木工部份 建筑中的木工活ˈwoodworm – plurals ˈwoodworm, ~woodworms – noun the larva of a certain type of beetle, which bores into wood and destroys it. 蛀蟲 蛀虫out of the wood(s) out of danger. 脫離險境 脱离险境

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