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wood

UK/wʊd/ US/wʊd/ common slang us

noun

1.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

2.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

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3.

United States film actress (1938-1981)

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5.

English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887)

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United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942)

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7.

any wind instrument other than the brass instruments

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8.

a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head

  • “metal woods are now standard”

Origin

From Middle English wode, from Old English wudu, widu (“wood, forest, grove; tree; timber”), from Proto-West Germanic *widu, from Proto-Germanic *widuz (“wood”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- (“to separate”).

Phrases

  • Abbey Wood
  • aguila wood
  • amber wood cockroach
  • angelin wood
  • angely wood
  • Ashurst Wood
  • Australian wood cockroach
  • babe in the wood

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