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. | | 4. | the cask, barrel, or keg, as distinguished from the bottle: aged in the wood. | | 6. | Music. | a. | a woodwind instrument. | | b. | the section of a band or orchestra composed of woodwinds. | | | 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). | –adjective | 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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Craft Definition–noun | 1. | an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, esp. manual skill: the craft of a mason. | | 2. | skill; dexterity: The silversmith worked with great craft. | | 3. | skill or ability used for bad purposes; cunning; deceit; guile. | | 4. | the members of a trade or prof
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ession collectively; a guild. | | 5. | a ship or other vessel. | | 6. | a number of ships or other vessels taken as a whole: The craft were warned of possible heavy squalls. | | 7. | aircraft collectively. | –verb (used with object) | 9. | to make or manufacture (an object, objects, product, etc.) with skill and careful attention to detail. | |
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