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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Working Definition–noun | 1. | the act of a person or thing that works. | | 2. | operation; action: the involuted workings of his mind. | | 3. | the process of shaping a material: The working of clay is easy when it's damp. | | 4. | the act of manufacturing or building a thing. | | 5. | Usually, workings. a part of a mine, quarry, or the like, in which work is carried on. | | 6. | the process of fermenting, as of yeasts. | | 7. | a slow advance involving exertion. | | 8. | disturbed or twisting motions: The working of his limbs revealed the disease. | | 9. | repeated movement or strain tending to loosen a structural assembly or part. | –adjective | 11. | doing some form of work or labor, esp. manual, mechanical, or industrial work, as for a living: a working person. | | 12. | operating; producing effects, results, etc. | | 13. | pertaining to, connected with, or used in operating or working. | | 14. | serving to permit or facilitate continued work: a working model; a working majority. | | 15. | adequate for usual or customary needs: a working knowledge of Spanish. | | 16. | large enough for working or being worked: a working sample. | | 17. | done, taken, etc., while conducting or discussing business: a working lunch. | | 18. | Also, work. (of a face or edge, as of a timber or a metal casting) shaped and planed as a reference for further shaping and planing. | |
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