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Definitions for Wood

[1] the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem.
[2] the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other purposes; timber or lumber.
[3] firewood.
[4] the cask, barrel, or keg, as distinguished from the bottle: aged in the wood.
[5] woodblock(def 1) .
[6] Music . a woodwind instrument. the section of a band or orchestra composed of woodwinds.
[7] Often woods. (used with a singular or plural verb ) a large and thick collection of growing trees; a grove or forest: They picnicked in the woods.
[8] Golf . a club with a wooden head, as a driver, brassie, spoon, or baffy for hitting long shots. Compare iron(def 5) .
[9] made of wood; wooden.
[10] used to store, work, or carry wood: a wood chisel.
[11] dwelling or growing in woods: wood bird.
[12] to cover or plant with trees.
[13] to supply with wood; get supplies of wood for.
[14] to take in or get supplies of wood (often followed by up ): to wood up before the approach of winter.
[15] have the wood on , Australian Slang . to have an advantage over or have information that can be used against.
[16] knock on wood , (used when knocking on something wooden to assure continued good luck): The car's still in good shape, knock on wood. Also especially British , touch wood.
[17] out of the woods , out of a dangerous, perplexing, or difficult situation; secure; safe. no longer in precarious health or critical condition; out of danger and recovering.
[18] wild, as with rage or excitement.
[19] mad; insane.
[20] Grant, 1892–1942, U.S. painter.
[21] Leonard, 1860–1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator.
[22] the hard fibrous substance consisting of xylem tissue that occurs beneath the bark in trees, shrubs, and similar plants Related adjectives: ligneous, xyloid
[23] the trunks of trees that have been cut and prepared for use as a building material
[24] 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 adjective: sylvan
[25] fuel; firewood
[26] golf 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 (as modifier ) a wood shot
[27] tennis squash badminton the frame of a racket he hit a winning shot off the wood
[28] one of the biased wooden bowls used in the game of bowls
[29] music short for woodwind See also woods (def. 3)
[30] casks, barrels, etc, made of wood from the wood (of a beverage) from a wooden container rather than a metal or glass one
[31] have the wood on or have got the wood on Australian and NZ informal to have an advantage over
[32] out of the wood or out of the woods clear of or safe from dangers or doubts we're not out of the wood yet
[33] 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
[34] (modifier) made of, used for, employing, or handling wood a wood fire
[35] (modifier) dwelling in, concerning, or situated in a wood a wood nymph
[36] (tr) to plant a wood upon
[37] to supply or be supplied with fuel or firewood
[38] obsolete raging or raving like a maniac
[39] Mrs Henry , married name of Ellen Price . 1814–87, British novelist, noted esp for the melodramatic novel East Lynne (1861)
[40] Sir Henry (Joseph ). 1869–1944, English conductor, who founded the Promenade Concerts in London
[41] John, known as the Elder . 1707–54, British architect and town planner, working mainly in Bath, where he designed the North and South Parades (1728) and the Circus (1754)
[42] his son, John , known as the Younger . 1727–82, British architect: designed the Royal Crescent (1767–71) and the Assembly Rooms (1769–71), Bath
[43] Ralph. 1715–72, British potter, working in Staffordshire, who made the first toby jug (1762)

Words related to Wood

lumber, woodland, timber, grove, woods, thicket, copse, weald, trees, timberland

Words nearby Wood

wont, wonted, woo, woo-hoo, woo-woo, wood, wood alcohol, wood anemone, wood ant, wood avens, wood betony

Origin of Wood

2before 900; Middle English; Old English wōd; cognate with Old Norse ōthr; akin to German Wut rage, Old English wōth song

Other words from Wood

wood·less , adjective
woody adjective

Word origin for Wood

Old English wōd; related to Old High German wuot (German Wut ), Old Norse ōthr, Gothic wōths, Latin vātēs seer

Synonyms for Wood

lumber, timber, woodland, copse, grove, thicket, timberland, trees, weald, woods