Wood Definition–noun | 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. |
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| 4. | the cask, barrel, or keg, as distinguished from the bottle: aged in the wood. |
| 6. | Music.
| b. | the section of a band or orchestra composed of woodwinds. |
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| 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). |
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| 10. | used to store, work, or carry wood: a wood chisel. |
| 11. | dwelling or growing in woods: wood bird. |
–verb (used with object) | 12. | to cover or plant with trees. |
| 13. | to supply with wood; get supplies of wood for. |
–verb (used without object) | 14. | to take in or get supplies of wood (often fol. by up): to wood up before the approach of winter. |
—Idioms| 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, | a. | out of a dangerous, perplexing, or difficult situation; secure; safe. |
| b. | no longer in precarious health or critical condition; out of danger and recovering. |
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