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Definition wood in British English

wood noun

noun
/wʊd/
1

the substance that forms the main part of a tree and is used for making things such as furniture

Example

a piece of wood

Example

the polished dark wood of an antique table

Example

They stopped encouraging people to cut wood for fuel.

Synonyms and related words
ash balsa beech
1.1

made from wood

Example

a wood floor

Synonyms and related words
carpentry dovetail joinery
1.2

using wood as a fuel

Example

a wood stove

Synonyms and related words
biofuel biogas biomass
Example

I often walk the dog in the woods behind our house.

Synonyms and related words
brush chaparral clearing
Definition wood in British English