Wood

  • 51Wood — I Wood   [wʊd; englisch »Holz«] der, s/ s, Golf: Schläger mit Kopf aus Holz, Kunststoff oder Leichtmetall sowie einer Bleieinlage.   II Wood   [wʊd],   …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 52wood — I [[t]wʊd[/t]] n. 1) bot 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 building and other purposes; timber or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 53Wood — This famous and popular English and Scottish surname is of pre 7th century Olde English origins. Recorded in several forms including Wood, Woode, Woodd, Wod, Wode and the locational Woods and Woodes, it derives from the word wudu meaning a forest …

    Surnames reference

  • 54wood — {{11}}wood (adj.) violently insane (now obsolete), from O.E. wod mad, frenzied, from P.Gmc. *woth (Cf. Goth. woþs possessed, mad, O.H.G. wuot mad, madness, Ger. wut rage, fury ), from PIE *wet to blow, inspire, spiritually arouse; source of L.… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 55wood — /wUd/ noun 1 (C, U) the material that trees are made of: Put some more wood on the fire. | a polished wood floor | soft/hard wood: Pine is a soft wood. 2 (C) also the woods a small forest: a walk in the woods. 3 (C) one of a set of four golf… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 56wood — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wōd insane; akin to Old High German wuot madness more at vatic Date: before 12th century archaic violently mad II. noun Etymology: Middle English wode, from Old English widu, wudu; akin to… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 57wood*/*/*/ — [wʊd] noun 1) [U] the substance that trees are made of, used for making furniture and other objects a piece of wood[/ex] a wood floor[/ex] tables made of wood[/ex] 2) [C] a small forest We walk the dog in the woods behind our house.[/ex] • touch… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 58wood — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. forest, grove, timber, copse, coppice, thicket, spinny, bosque, bois; woods, woodland; board, plank, log, lumber. See materials. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Wooden] Syn. woodlike, made of wood, hard;… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 59wood — wÊŠd n. lumber; forest; log; firewood; wooden block; wooden musical instrument; type of golf club v. forest, cover or plant with trees; supply wood for; equip oneself with firewood (wood up) adj. wooden, made from wood; of wood (material); of a… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 60wood — noun 1》 the hard fibrous material forming the main substance of the trunk or branches of a tree or shrub, used for fuel or timber.     ↘(the wood) wooden barrels used for storing alcoholic drinks.     ↘a golf club with a wooden or other head that …

    English new terms dictionary