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Wood is defined as the layer below the bark on a tree or an item made with this material.

(noun)

An example of wood is what is right under a tree's bark.
An example of wood is a wine barrel used to make wine.

The definition of wood is something made out of the layer right under a tree's bark.

(adjective)

An example of wood used as an adjective is the phrase "wood chair," which means a chair made out of the layer under the bark of a tree.

See wood in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a thick growth of trees; forest or grove
the hard, fibrous substance beneath the bark in the stems and branches of trees and shrubs; xylem
trees cut and prepared for use in making things; lumber or timber
firewood
something made of wood; specif.,
1. a cask or other wooden container for alcoholic liquor: whiskey aged in wood
2. woodwind instruments, collectively
Golf any of a set of numbered clubs, originally with wooden heads, having various lofts: the is usually called a driver (); the , , and are used for long, medium, and short fairway shots, respectively

Origin: ME wode < OE wudu, earlier widu, akin to OHG wito < IE base *widhu-, tree > OIr fid, Welsh gwŷdd, tree, forest

adjective

made of wood; wooden
for cutting, shaping, or holding wood
growing or living in woods

transitive verb

to plant or cover thickly with trees
to furnish with wood, esp. for fuel

intransitive verb

to get or take on a supply of wood

adjective

out of one's mind; insane
violently angry; enraged

Origin: ME < OE wod, akin to Ger wut, rage: see Woden

Wood, Grant 1892-1942; U.S. painter
Wood, Leonard 1860-1927; U.S. general & political administrator

See wood in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The secondary xylem of trees and shrubs, lying beneath the bark and consisting largely of cellulose and lignin.
b. This tissue, often cut and dried especially for use as building material and fuel.
a. A dense growth of trees or underbrush covering a relatively small or confined area. Often used in the plural.
b. A forest. Often used in the plural.
An object made of wood, especially:
a. Music A woodwind.
b. Sports Any of a series of golf clubs used to hit long shots, having a bulbous head made chiefly of wood, metal, or graphite, and numbered one to five in order of increasing loft.

verb wood·ed, wood·ing, woods

verb, transitive

To fuel with wood.
To cover with trees; forest.

verb, intransitive

To gather or be supplied with wood.

adjective

Made or consisting of wood; wooden.
Used or suitable for cutting, storing, or working with wood.
woods Living, growing, or present in forests: woods animals; a woods path.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English wode

Origin: , from Old English wudu

adjective
Archaic

Mentally unbalanced; insane.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English wōd; see wet-¹ in Indo-European roots

American artist noted for his paintings based on life in the Midwest, especially American Gothic (1930).

, Leonard 1860-1927.

American military leader and colonial administrator who was chief of staff of the U.S. Army (1910-1914) and governor-general of the Philippines (1921-1927).

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