see|Wood
English

rank|higher|military|passage|892|wood|matters|physical|spring

Pronunciation
RP, Australian English|AusE? & GenAm?: IPA|/w�d/
audio|en-us-wood.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|�d

Homophones
would

Etymology 1
Old English wudu.

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. uncountable A forested or wooded area, most often used in the plural: "he got lost in the woods beyond Seattle".
2. uncountable The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
3. countable As the previous but referring to a particular wood, i.e. a wood that is recognized as such in the trade. "Teak is much used for outdoor benches, but a number of other woods are also suitable, such as ipé, redwood, etc".
4. countable A type of golf club the head of which is frequently made of wood.
5. slang an erection

Derived terms
top2
bentwood
greasewood
hardwood
heartwood
kingwood
ironwood
olivewood
purplewood
mid2
softwood
whitewood
woodchopper
woodcock
wooden
woodpecker
woody
bottom2

Translations
trans-top|woodland
Finnish: t+|fi|metsä
French: t+|fr|bois
German: t-|de|Waldland|n, t-|de|Waldung|f
Greek: t+|el|δά�ο�|n|sc=Grek
trans-mid
Korean: � (sup), �� (supul)
Norwegian: t-|no|skog|m
Occitan: bòsc m
Spanish: t+|es|bosque|m
Swedish: t+|sv|skog|c
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trans-top|substance, timber
Albanian: t-|sq|dru|xs=Albanian
Arabic: t-|ar|خشب|trkháshab|scARchar
Basque: zur
Blackfoot: mÄ­stcÄ­s
Breton: koad m, koadeier / koadoù
Catalan: fusta f
Chinese: � (mù)
Croatian: t-|hr|drvo|n
Czech: t-|cs|d�evo|n
Dutch: hout n (2), houtsoort f (3), woud n (1)
Esperanto: t-|eo|ligno|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t-|et|puit
Finnish: t+|fi|puu
French: t+|fr|bois|m
Frisian: hout n
German: Holz n (2,3), Wald (1)n
Greek: t-|el|ξ�λο|n|scGrek, t-|el|ξ�λεία|f|scGrek
Greek (Classical): ξ�λον (xýlon)
Guarani: yvyra
Hebrew עץ (�ets), קרש (khorsh)
Hindi: ल��ड� (luckdee)
Hopi: koho
Hungarian: t+|hu|fa
Ilocano: kayo
Indonesian: t+|id|kayu|xs=Indonesian
Interlingua: ligno
Italian: t+|it|legno|m, t+|it|bosco|m
trans-mid
Japanese: �, �� (����, mokuzai)
Korean: �무 (namu), 목� (��, mokjae)
Kurdish: t+|ku|دار|sc=KUchar
Lakota: ��
Latin: materia (2), lignum (2,3), silva (1)
Lithuanian: t+|lt|medis|xs=Lithuanian
Marathi: ला��ड (L�kud)
Mingo: úwẽ'kææ', uyêta'
Mohawk: oyente
Norwegian: t+|no|tre|n, t-|no|treverk|n
Occitan: fusta
Old English: wudu (1,2,3)
Ossetian: RUchar|��æд (khaed)
Piemontese: bosch
Polish: t-|pl|drewno|n
Portuguese: t+|pt|madeira|f
Romanian: t+|ro|lemn|n
Romansch: lain m
Russian: t+|ru|де�ево|n|trdérevo|scCyrl
Sardinian: linna f
Scottish Gaelic: fiodh m
Slovene: t+|sl|les|m
Spanish: t+|es|madera|f
Swedish: t+|sv|trä
Tatar: ага� (agaç)
Telugu: �ి���డవి (ciTTaDavi) (1), �లప (kalapa) (2)
Tupinambá: ybyrá
Turkish: t-|tr|odun
Welsh: t-|cy|coed|xs=Welsh
Yucatec (Maya): �eʼ
trans-bottom

trans-top|pieces gathered to make fire
Basque: egur
Catalan: llenya f
Finnish: t+|fi|puu|p|alt=puut, t-|fi|polttopuu
trans-mid
Korean: ��무 (ttael-namu)
Norwegian: t+|no|ved|m
Occitan: lenha f
Spanish: t-|es|leña|f
Swedish: t+|sv|ved|c
trans-bottom

trans-top|type of golf club
Finnish: t+|fi|puu
trans-mid
German: t+|de|Holz|n
trans-bottom

trans-top|an erection (slang)
Finnish: t+|fi|stondis
German: t+|de|Latte|f
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Adjective
en-adj-notcomp

1. Made of wood.

Synonyms
wooden

Translations

Dutch: t-|nl|houten
Finnish: puinen, puu#Finnish|puu- (prefix in a compound)
German: Holz-
mid
Telugu: �లప (kalapa)

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To supply or cover with trees.

#:He is down in the wooded dell.

Etymology 2
Old English wod|w�d.

Adjective
en-adj|er

1. archaic mad, insane, crazed

Category:1000 English basic words

ar:wood
zh-min-nan:wood
da:wood
de:wood
fr:wood
ko:wood
hy:wood
io:wood
it:wood
kk:wood
ku:wood
hu:wood
ja:wood
ug:wood
pl:wood
pt:wood
ru:wood
simple:wood
fi:wood
ta:wood
te:wood
vi:wood
uk:wood
zh:wood

• 2007-12-20 04:17 - Tbot - added t for ku

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