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The synonyms of “Wood” are: grant wood, forest, woods, natalie wood, woodwind, woodwind instrument, sir henry joseph wood, sir henry wood, ellen price wood, mrs. henry wood, timber, planks, planking, firewood, kindling, logs, woodland, trees
Wood as a Noun
Definitions of "Wood" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wood” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- United States film actress (1938-1981.
- United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942.
- The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees.
- A golf club with a wooden or other head that is relatively broad from face to back (often with a numeral indicating the degree to which the face is angled to loft the ball.
- Any wind instrument other than the brass instruments.
- The trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area.
- English conductor (1869-1944.
- Wooden barrels used for storing alcoholic drinks.
- An area of land, smaller than a forest, that is covered with growing trees.
- English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887.
- A shot made with a wood.
- A golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head.
- The hard fibrous material that forms the main substance of the trunk or branches of a tree or shrub, used for fuel or timber.
Synonyms of "Wood" as a noun (18 Words)
ellen price wood | Cost of bribing someone. |
firewood | Wood that is burnt as fuel. They collected and cut their own firewood. |
forest | Denoting an area that was formerly a royal forest. A large tract of forest. |
grant wood | A contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business. |
kindling | Material for starting a fire. |
logs | The exponent required to produce a given number. They kept a log of all transmission by the radio station. |
mrs. henry wood | English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887. |
natalie wood | A golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head. |
planking | Planks collectively, especially when used for flooring or as part of a boat. The waves had pulled her deck planking apart. |
planks | An endorsed policy in the platform of a political party. |
sir henry joseph wood | A title used before the name of knight or baronet. |
sir henry wood | Term of address for a man. |
timber | Used to warn that a tree is about to fall after being cut. The exploitation of forests for timber. |
trees | A figure that branches from a single root. Genealogical tree. |
woodland | Land that is covered with trees and shrubs. Large areas of ancient woodland. |
woods | United States film actress (1938-1981. |
woodwind | Wind instruments other than brass instruments forming a section of an orchestra, including flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons. Striking passages for woodwind and brass. |
woodwind instrument | Any wind instrument other than the brass instruments. |
Usage Examples of "Wood" as a noun
- He's hitting a wood for his second shot.
- Wines from the wood.
- A block of wood.
- Metal woods are now standard.
- He hit the ball with a three-wood.
- Best quality woods were used for joinery.
- A thick hedge divided the wood from the field.
- A long walk in the woods.
Associations of "Wood" (30 Words)
alder | Wood of any of various alder trees resistant to underwater rot used for bridges etc. |
arboreal | Relating to trees. Arboreal apes. |
aspen | A poplar tree with small rounded long-stalked leaves that tremble in the breeze. |
balsam | A tree or shrub which yields balsam. A hair conditioner with protein and balsams. |
bamboo | The hollow jointed stem of the bamboo plant used as a cane or to make furniture and implements. A section of bamboo about four feet long. |
birch | Consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree. There were calls to bring back the birch. |
conifer | A tree that bears cones and needle-like or scale-like leaves that are typically evergreen. Conifers are of major importance as the source of softwood, and also supply resins and turpentine. |
cottonwood | A North American poplar with seeds covered in white cottony hairs. |
elm | Hard tough wood of an elm tree used for e g implements and furniture. |
eucalyptus | The oil from eucalyptus leaves chiefly used for its medicinal properties. |
evergreen | (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year. Evergreens planted to cut off the east wind. |
fir | Nonresinous wood of a fir tree. |
forest | Establish a forest on previously unforested land. A pine forest. |
ivy | Used in names of climbing plants similar to ivy e g poison ivy Boston ivy. One would think that seats at these public Ivies would be reserved for graduates of that state's high schools. |
juniper | Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament sometimes placed in genus Genista. |
mantel | A mantelpiece or mantelshelf. |
maple | Wood of any of various maple trees especially the hard close grained wood of the sugar maple used especially for furniture and flooring. |
oak | Used in names of other trees or plants that resemble the oaks in some way e g she oak silky oak. Great oaks grow from little acorns. |
parquet | A floor made of parquetry. The intricate parquet floors. |
pine | Used in names of coniferous trees of families other than that of the pine e g Chile pine. Pine potpourri. |
plant | Put a seed bulb or plant in the ground so that it can grow. She planted a kiss on his cheek. |
plywood | A laminate made of thin layers of wood. Plywood benches. |
poplar | Soft light colored non durable wood of the poplar. |
redwood | Used in names of a number of chiefly tropical trees with reddish timber e g Andaman redwood. |
sapling | Young tree. What god or mortal reared up so fair a sapling. |
stem | Remove the stems from fruit or tobacco leaves. The main stem of the wing feathers. |
tree | A thing that has a branching structure resembling that of a tree. Genealogical tree. |
willow | A textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers. |
woodland | Land covered with trees. Large areas of ancient woodland. |
xylem | The vascular tissue in plants which conducts water and dissolved nutrients upwards from the root and also helps to form the woody element in the stem. |