wood
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n
1 the hard fibrous substance consisting of xylem tissue that occurs beneath the bark in trees, shrubs, and similar plants
Related adjs →
ligneous →
xyloid
2 the trunks of trees that have been cut and prepared for use as a building material
3 a collection of trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, etc., usually dominated by one or a few species of tree: usually smaller than a forest
an oak wood Related adj →
sylvan
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)
a wood shot
6 (Tennis, etc.) the frame of a racket
he hit a winning shot off the wood
7 one of the biased wooden bowls used in the game of bowls
8 (Music) short for →
woodwind
See also →
woods →
3
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
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have (got) the wood on (Austral. and N.Z.)
informal to have an advantage over
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out of the wood or woods clear of or safe from dangers or doubts
we're not out of the wood yet
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see the wood for the trees used with a negative to obtain a general view of a situation, problem, etc., without allowing details to cloud one's analysis
he can't see the wood for the trees
13 modifier made of, used for, employing, or handling wood
a wood fire
14 modifier dwelling in, concerning, or situated in a wood
a wood nymph
vb
15 tr to plant a wood upon
16 to supply or be supplied with fuel or firewood, (See also)
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woods
(Old English widu, wudu; related to Old High German witu, Old Norse vithr)
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woodless adj