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The definition of wood
16 Definitions of: wood
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- noun, the hard fibrous substance consisting of xylem tissue that occurs beneath the bark in trees, shrubs, and similar plants. Related adjs ligneous, xyloid
- noun, the trunks of trees that have been cut and prepared for use as a building material
- noun, a collection of trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, etc, usually dominated by one or a few species of tree: usually smaller than a forest. Related adj sylvan
- noun, fuel; firewood
- noun, golf a) 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 b) (as modifier)
- noun, tennis squash badminton the frame of a racket
- noun, one of the biased wooden bowls used in the game of bowls
- noun, music. short for woodwind. See also woods
- noun, a) casks, barrels, etc, made of wood b) from the wood (of a beverage) from a wooden container rather than a metal or glass one
- noun, have (got) the wood on to have an advantage over
- noun, out of the wood or woods clear of or safe from dangers or doubts
- noun, see the wood for the trees to obtain a general view of a situation, problem, etc, without allowing details to cloud one's analysis
- noun, made of, used for, employing, or handling wood
- noun, dwelling in, concerning, or situated in a wood
- verb, to plant a wood upon
- verb, to supply or be supplied with fuel or firewood ▷ See also woods
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- adjective, raging or raving like a maniac
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of wood