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wood

/wʊd/noun1 syllable

Wood means: English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887).

Synonyms for wood11

noun, as in English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887)

Ellen Wood, Mrs. Henry Wood, Ellen Price Wood

noun, as in English conductor (1869-1944)

Sir Henry Wood, Sir Henry Joseph Wood

noun, as in the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

forest, woods

noun, as in any wind instrument other than the brass instruments

woodwind, woodwind instrument

noun, as in United States film actress (1938-1981)

Natalie Wood

noun, as in United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942)

Grant Wood

What does wood mean?8

noun

1

English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887)

2

English conductor (1869-1944)

3

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

4

any wind instrument other than the brass instruments

5

United States film actress (1938-1981)

6

United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942)

7

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

8

a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head“metal woods are now standard”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with wood?7

one syllable

goodcouldshouldstoodhood

three syllables

understood

four syllables

misunderstood
Show 40 near rhymes
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Wood in a sentence

  • You can cut wood with a hand saw, or with a jigsaw.Djef_Messaoudi
  • After cutting the wood, use sandpaper to make it smooth.MethodGT
  • You both chop wood every day, don't you?CK
  • All three of you chop wood every day, don't you?CK
  • According to legend, the wood used to be haunted, so people would avoid it.unknown
  • In water, wood will float and stone will sink.Obado
  • The wood was very dark, and she could not help trembling from fear.Hybrid
  • That has never happened to me, touch wood.bpeel

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Forms of wood

as a noun

plural
woods