- wood
- noun1 what trees are made ofADJECTIVE▪ hard▪ soft▪
Pine is a soft wood.
▪ dark▪The house had dark wood floors.
▪ light, pale▪ green▪The wood was too green to burn.
▪ dead, rotten, rotting▪She pruned the dead wood from the tree.
▪ natural▪varnish that retains the natural wood look
▪ seasoned▪ rough, smooth▪ painted, polished, stained, varnished▪ carved▪ solid▪ laminated▪ charred▪ balsa, beech, cherry, pine, etc.… OF WOOD▪ bit, block, piece, plank, strip▪I made a coffee table out of a few bits of wood.
▪ pileVERB + WOOD▪ carve, chop, cut, saw▪ be made from/in/of/out of, carve sth from/in▪The cabinet is made of cherry wood.
▪ paint, stain▪She stained the wood green.
▪ burn▪ gather▪We gathered wood for the fire.
WOOD + VERB▪ splinter▪the sound of splintering wood
▪ rot▪Over the years, much of the wood in the house had rotted.
▪ burn▪Dry wood burns easily.
WOOD + NOUN▪ chip, shavings▪ pulp▪paper made from wood pulp
▪ grain▪The direction of the wood grain influences the composition of the carving.
▪ carving▪ engraving▪ block (usually woodblock)▪Japanese woodblock prints
▪ frame▪ floor, panel, panelling/paneling, plank (esp. AmE)▪ veneer▪ finish, trim▪a wardrobe in a mahogany wood finish
▪ fire▪ stove (esp. AmE)PREPOSITION▪ in wood▪The chapel has some interesting works in wood and marble.
PHRASES▪ the grain of the wood▪When using a plane, be sure to follow the grain of the wood.
2 (BrE) small forestADJECTIVE▪ deep, dense, thick▪ dark▪ coniferous, deciduous▪ ancient▪the largest ancient wood in Scotland
▪ beech, birch, oak, etc.PREPOSITION▪ in a/the wood, into a/the wood▪a clearing in the wood
▪ through a/the wood3 the woods area covered with treesADJECTIVE▪ deep, dense, thick▪ darkPREPOSITION▪ in the wood, into the wood▪a walk in the woods
▪We came to a clearing in the woods.
▪ through the wood▪She wandered through the woods.
PHRASES▪ deep in the woods▪a cabin deep in the woods of Maine
▪ the edge of the woods, the middle of the woods
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
