wood

6 definitions • 12 examples

a hard substance that forms the branches and trunks of trees and can be used as a building material, for making things, or as a fuel:

He gathered some wood to build a fire.

She attached a couple of planks of wood to the wall for shelves.

Mahogany is a hard wood and pine is a soft wood.

The room was heated by a wood-burning stove.

a type of golf club (= long, thin stick) with a rounded wooden end, used for hitting the ball over long distances:

He likes to use a number 2 wood to tee off.

an area of land covered with a thick growth of trees:

an oak wood

We went for a walk in the woods after lunch.

made of wood:

Solid wood furniture is sturdy and durable.

We sanded and polished the wood floor in the living room.

Much of the original 18th-century wood panelling was destroyed in the fire.

the hard substance that forms the inside part of the branches and trunk of a tree, used to make things or as a fuel:

[ C ] He makes tables and other things from different kinds of wood.

woods:

Beyond them lay a dense wood.