Topic: NATURE
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | wudu |
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wood S2 W2
1 [uncountable and countable]TI the material that trees are made of [↪ wooden, woody]: Put some more wood on the fire. a polished wood floor
Put some more wood on the fire.a polished wood floor2 [countable] also the woodsDN a small forest : a walk in the woods
a walk in the woods3 said just after you have said that things are going well for you, when you want your good luck to continue
touch wood
British English knock on wood American English4 [countable]DSG one of a set of four golf clubs with wooden heads
5 used to say that there are likely to be more difficulties before things improve
not be out of the wood(s) yet
informal6 to not notice what is important about something because you give too much of your attention to small details
not see the wood for the trees
➔ dead woodWORD FOCUS: tree WORD FOCUS: tree
parts of a tree: trunk, branch, leaf, blossom, roots, bark, twig
a large area of trees: forest, rainforest, jungle
a small area of trees: wood/woods, thicket British English, copse British English
types of tree: evergreen, deciduous, conifer, fruit tree, hardwood tree
wood from trees: timber, lumber, firewoodtree
➔ See also tree
WORD FOCUS: tree parts of a tree: trunk, branch, leaf, blossom, roots, bark, twig
a large area of trees: forest, rainforest, jungle
a small area of trees: wood/woods, thicket British English, copse British English
types of tree: evergreen, deciduous, conifer, fruit tree, hardwood tree
wood from trees: timber, lumber, firewoodtree
➔ See also tree
