hardwood
hardwood
Definition
hard·wood (härd′wo̵od′)
noun
- any tough, heavy timber with a compact texture
- Forestry the wood of an angiosperm possessing true vessels, in contrast to the softwood of a gymnosperm, which lacks vessels
- a tree yielding hardwood
hardwood
Synonyms
hardwood
n.
hardwood
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- glaze: Note: All windows to the house are hardwood double glazed.
- mature: The worktop is made from well matured solid beech hardwood, which has a beautiful grain.
- grow: Yellow Balau is a heavy hardwood grown in tropical forests.
- frame: Quality hardwood framed sealed unit french doors with full length panels to each side overlooking & giving access to the rear garden.
Preposition: with
- wheel: Toddler walker in bright and cheerful colors, made from European hardwood with rubber wheels.
Adjective modifier
- tropical: The tropical hardwood is one of the most valuable tree species in the Amazon region.
- temperate: Use temperate hardwoods such as elm and oak or softwoods.
- durable: Maple: Pale, durable hardwood with a fine grain pattern.
- exotic: Sports Trophies Made to order in native or exotic hardwoods.
- imported: Designer maker of traditional and contemporary rocking horses and furniture, from English and imported hardwoods.
- dense: It is made of lignum vitae, a dense tropical hardwood.
Modifies a noun
- flooring: Be careful not to stain the surface of the hardwood flooring with the glue.
- worktops: How much oil do I need when I order hardwood worktops?
- cutting: Take hardwood cuttings which is a simpler sort of cutting.
- conservatory: Your company has recently finished building a hardwood conservatory for us.
- timber: For hardwood timber lattice walls, FSC timber is available.
- furniture: The UK is the biggest importer of tropical hardwood garden furniture in the EU.
Noun used with modifier
- balau: Made of yellow balau hardwood, it features a washable cream cotton canopy.
- beech: The worktop is made from well matured solid beech hardwood, which has a beautiful grain.
- quality: Quality hardwood framed sealed unit french doors with full length panels to each side overlooking & giving access to the rear garden.
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