Meaning & Definition of Wood in English
English⟶
Wood
/wʊd/
noun
1. The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
synonym:
- wood
2. The trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
synonym:
- forest,
- wood,
- woods
3. United states film actress (1938-1981)
synonym:
- Wood,
- Natalie Wood
4. English conductor (1869-1944)
synonym:
- Wood,
- Sir Henry Wood,
- Sir Henry Joseph Wood
5. English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887)
synonym:
- Wood,
- Mrs. Henry Wood,
- Ellen Price Wood
6. United states painter noted for works based on life in the midwest (1892-1942)
synonym:
- Wood,
- Grant Wood
7. Any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
synonym:
- woodwind,
- woodwind instrument,
- wood
8. A golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots
- Originally made with a wooden head
- "Metal woods are now standard"
synonym:
- wood
Examples of using
Aluminium and glass are important materials in civil construction, even though not as important as steel and wood, for instance.
We piled the wood in the backyard.
The fence is part wood and part stone.