wood

noun

/wʊd/

Idioms

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[uncountable, countable] the hard material that the trunk and branches of a tree are made of; this material when it is used to build or make things with, or as a fuel
- He chopped some wood for the fire.
- a piece of wood
- a plank /block of wood
- All the furniture was made of wood.
- The house had dark wood floors.
- furniture made of a variety of different woods
- In the spring, cut out the old wood and shorten the young stems (= of bushes, etc.).
see also dead wood, hardwood, softwood, wooden, woody
Extra Examples
- I made a coffee table out of a few bits of wood.
- Over the years, much of the wood in the house had rotted.
- Pine is a soft wood.
- She pruned the dead wood from the tree.
- She stained the wood green.
- The cabinet is made of cherry wood.
- The chapel has some interesting works in wood and marble.
- The direction of the wood grain influences the composition of the carving.
- The pub had dark wood panelling.
- The wood was too green to burn.
- There were neat piles of kindling wood against the wall.
- Traditionally wood was seasoned in the open air.
- We carve the moulds in wood.
- We gathered wood for the fire.
- When using a plane, be sure to follow the grain of the wood.
- a wardrobe in a mahogany wood finish
- the sound of splintering wood
- varnish that retains the natural wood look
Topics Physics and chemistrya2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- hard
- soft
- dark
- …
… of wood
- bit
- block
- piece
- …
verb + wood
- carve
- chop
- cut
- …
wood + verb
- splinter
- rot
- burn
- …
wood + noun
- chip
- shavings
- pulp
- …
preposition
- in wood
phrases
- the grain of the wood
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[countable]
(also woods [plural])
an area of trees, smaller than a forest
- a large wood
- in the woods a walk in the woods
- in a wood a clearing in the wood
see also wooded
Extra Examples
- We descended through an oak wood to the village below.
- the largest ancient wood in Scotland
- a cabin deep in the woods of Maine
- We came to a clearing in the woods.
- She wandered through the woods.
- He wandered through the beech wood.
Topics Geographya2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
- dense
- thick
- …
preposition
- in the wood
- into the wood
- through the wood
- …
phrases
- deep in the woods
- the edge of the woods
- the middle of the woods
- …
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[countable] a heavy wooden ball used in the game of bowls
[countable] a golf club with a large head, that was usually made of wood in the past compare ironTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

Word OriginOld English wudu, from a Germanic word related to Welsh gwŷdd ‘trees’.

Idioms

neck of the woods

(informal) a particular place or area
- He's from your neck of the woods (= the area where you live).
- What are you doing in this neck of the woods?

not out of the woods

(informal) not yet free from difficulties or problems
- We’re not out of the woods yet, you know.

not see the wood for the trees (British English)

(North American English not see the forest for the trees)

to not see or understand the main point about something, because you are paying too much attention to small details

touch wood (British English)

(North American English knock on wood)

(saying) used when talking about your previous good luck or your hopes for the future, to avoid bringing bad luck
- I've been driving for over 20 years and never had an accident—touch wood!

单词	wood
释义	wood noun /wʊd/ /wʊd/ Idioms jump to other results enlarge image [uncountable, countable] the hard material that the trunk and branches of a tree are made of; this material when it is used to build or make things with, or as a fuel He chopped some wood for the fire. a piece of wood a plank /block of wood All the furniture was made of wood. The house had dark wood floors. furniture made of a variety of different woods In the spring, cut out the old wood and shorten the young stems (= of bushes, etc.). see also dead wood, hardwood, softwood, wooden, woody Extra Examples I made a coffee table out of a few bits of wood. Over the years, much of the wood in the house had rotted. Pine is a soft wood. She pruned the dead wood from the tree. She stained the wood green. The cabinet is made of cherry wood. The chapel has some interesting works in wood and marble. The direction of the wood grain influences the composition of the carving. The pub had dark wood panelling. The wood was too green to burn. There were neat piles of kindling wood against the wall. Traditionally wood was seasoned in the open air. We carve the moulds in wood. We gathered wood for the fire. When using a plane, be sure to follow the grain of the wood. a wardrobe in a mahogany wood finish the sound of splintering wood varnish that retains the natural wood look Topics Physics and chemistrya2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective hard soft dark … … of wood bit block piece … verb + wood carve chop cut … wood + verb splinter rot burn … wood + noun chip shavings pulp … preposition in wood phrases the grain of the wood See full entry enlarge image [countable] (also woods [plural]) an area of trees, smaller than a forest a large wood in the woods a walk in the woods in a wood a clearing in the wood see also wooded Extra Examples We descended through an oak wood to the village below. the largest ancient wood in Scotland a cabin deep in the woods of Maine We came to a clearing in the woods. She wandered through the woods. He wandered through the beech wood. Topics Geographya2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deep dense thick … preposition in the wood into the wood through the wood … phrases deep in the woods the edge of the woods the middle of the woods … See full entry [countable] a heavy wooden ball used in the game of bowls [countable] a golf club with a large head, that was usually made of wood in the past compare ironTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2 Word OriginOld English wudu, from a Germanic word related to Welsh gwŷdd ‘trees’. Idioms neck of the woods (informal) a particular place or area He's from your neck of the woods (= the area where you live). What are you doing in this neck of the woods? not out of the woods (informal) not yet free from difficulties or problems We’re not out of the woods yet, you know. not see the wood for the trees (British English) (North American English not see the forest for the trees) to not see or understand the main point about something, because you are paying too much attention to small details touch wood (British English) (North American English knock on wood) (saying) used when talking about your previous good luck or your hopes for the future, to avoid bringing bad luck I've been driving for over 20 years and never had an accident—touch wood!
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