Wood
noun
A hard material that comes from trees.
He chopped some wood for the fire.
Often appears as...
- pile of wood
- wood burning stove
noun
An area of trees.
We went for a stroll in the woods.
Often appears as...
- dense wood
- mysterious wood
adjective
Made of wood.
She drinks coffee from a wood mug.
Often appears as...
- wood table
- wood chair
noun
One type of golf club.
He used a 3-wood for his tee shot on the par-5 hole.
Often appears as...
- drive with a wood
- 5-wood
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The solid part of trees that is visible after removing the bark.
The trunks and branches of trees are all wood.
noun
A hard material that comes from trees.
He chopped some wood for the fire.
Often appears as...
- pile of wood
- wood burning stove
noun
An area of trees.
We went for a stroll in the woods.
Often appears as...
- dense wood
- mysterious wood
adjective
Made of wood.
She drinks coffee from a wood mug.
Often appears as...
- wood table
- wood chair
noun
One type of golf club.
He used a 3-wood for his tee shot on the par-5 hole.
Often appears as...
- drive with a wood
- 5-wood
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The solid part of trees that is visible after removing the bark.
The trunks and branches of trees are all wood.
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Preparation Required
Wood needs to be processed before use, often cut and shaped.
Before building the shelf, he measured and cut the wood.
Pro Tip 2/2Fuel for Fires
Wood is commonly used as fuel for warmth and cooking.
We gathered dry wood to start the campfire.
Pro Tip 1/2Preparation Required
Wood needs to be processed before use, often cut and shaped.
Before building the shelf, he measured and cut the wood.
Pro Tip 2/2Fuel for Fires
Wood is commonly used as fuel for warmth and cooking.
We gathered dry wood to start the campfire.
Pro Tip 1/2Preparation Required
Wood needs to be processed before use, often cut and shaped.
Before building the shelf, he measured and cut the wood.
Pro Tip 2/2Fuel for Fires
Wood is commonly used as fuel for warmth and cooking.
We gathered dry wood to start the campfire.
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Rescuing the UK's Rarest...
animals because cooperation is important to conservation but if we can meet all these criteria then i think england and wales really hosts a great place to release wildcats if you look at europe where there are still wildcats today you'll find they're living in landscapes that are very much like southern england the woods small fields quite a mild climate i think the habitat opportunity
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Why do we dream? - Amy...
Whether it's an anxiety-filled night of being chased through the woods by a bear or fighting off a ninja in a dark alley, these dreams allow you to practice your fight or flight instincts and keep them sharp and dependable in case you'll need them in real life. But it doesn't always have to be unpleasant.
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Where do superstitions...
Whether or not you believe in them, you're probably familiar with a few of these superstitions. So how did it happen that people all over the world knock on wood, or avoid stepping on sidewalk cracks? Well, although they have no basis in science, many of these weirdly specific beliefs and practices
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Best Of Frogs PIPE Top 5 PIPE...
the world they look as if they've been sculpted by some truly tormented mind this one here is less than a thousand years old they can get to be at least twice that age the woods have such high quality so full of resin but even a couple of hundred years after the tree dies the stump
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The exceptional life of...
sat industriously carving cogs and gears out of wood. He pieced the parts together to create the complex inner working of a striking clock that would, hopefully, chime every hour. All he had to help him was a pocket watch for inspiration and his own calculations.
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Economics of climate...
and wood mostly in third world countries so instead we try to push renewables with taxes and subsidies but the problem with taxes and specially energy taxes is it hurts that especially the poor with strong green policies in Britain cost of
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He Spent 40 Years Alone...
cabin out in the woods picture this it's a snowy day it's dark and cold and you make a fire and you're sitting by the fire and you're reading with a cup of tea and it goes on for nine months billy lives alone in this house he helped build
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What triggers a chemical...
to lower energy carbon dioxide and water. Entropy also increases and helps the reaction along because the neat, organized log of wood is now converted into randomly moving water vapor and carbon dioxide.
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Julian Baggini: Is there...
fletchers bend the arrow, carpenters bend a log of wood, wise people fashion themselves." And that's the idea I want to leave you with,
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The Miracle of Hatching...
they're naked blind and hungry but outside the woods are filled with food and the parents careful timing has paid
Video examples
Rescuing the UK's Rarest...
animals because cooperation is important to conservation but if we can meet all these criteria then i think england and wales really hosts a great place to release wildcats if you look at europe where there are still wildcats today you'll find they're living in landscapes that are very much like southern england the woods small fields quite a mild climate i think the habitat opportunity
Video examples
Why do we dream? - Amy...
Whether it's an anxiety-filled night of being chased through the woods by a bear or fighting off a ninja in a dark alley, these dreams allow you to practice your fight or flight instincts and keep them sharp and dependable in case you'll need them in real life. But it doesn't always have to be unpleasant.
Video examples
Where do superstitions...
Whether or not you believe in them, you're probably familiar with a few of these superstitions. So how did it happen that people all over the world knock on wood, or avoid stepping on sidewalk cracks? Well, although they have no basis in science, many of these weirdly specific beliefs and practices
Video examples
Best Of Frogs PIPE Top 5 PIPE...
the world they look as if they've been sculpted by some truly tormented mind this one here is less than a thousand years old they can get to be at least twice that age the woods have such high quality so full of resin but even a couple of hundred years after the tree dies the stump
Video examples
The exceptional life of...
sat industriously carving cogs and gears out of wood. He pieced the parts together to create the complex inner working of a striking clock that would, hopefully, chime every hour. All he had to help him was a pocket watch for inspiration and his own calculations.
Video examples
Economics of climate...
and wood mostly in third world countries so instead we try to push renewables with taxes and subsidies but the problem with taxes and specially energy taxes is it hurts that especially the poor with strong green policies in Britain cost of
Video examples
He Spent 40 Years Alone...
cabin out in the woods picture this it's a snowy day it's dark and cold and you make a fire and you're sitting by the fire and you're reading with a cup of tea and it goes on for nine months billy lives alone in this house he helped build
Video examples
What triggers a chemical...
to lower energy carbon dioxide and water. Entropy also increases and helps the reaction along because the neat, organized log of wood is now converted into randomly moving water vapor and carbon dioxide.
Video examples
Julian Baggini: Is there...
fletchers bend the arrow, carpenters bend a log of wood, wise people fashion themselves." And that's the idea I want to leave you with,
Video examples
The Miracle of Hatching...
they're naked blind and hungry but outside the woods are filled with food and the parents careful timing has paid
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Alice Walker
American Author
I understood at a very early age that in nature, I felt everything I should feel in church but never did. Walking in the woods, I felt in touch with the universe and with the spirit of the universe.
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Stanley R. Jaffe
American Politician
I spend a lot of time with my children. I like to go to the country with them, where we can spend hours walking in the woods and talking. That's more important to me than anything else.
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Jordan Peterson
Canadian Psychologist
The truth is something that burns. It burns off dead wood. And people don't like having the dead wood burnt off, often because they're 95 percent dead wood.
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Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.
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Sean Bean
English Actor
I used to love wildlife as a kid and being outside in the garden and the woods and the field and that stuff.
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Robert Frost
American Poet
The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.
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Ricky Rubio
Spanish Basketball Player
When things get complicated, you have to bring out your character and put more wood on the fire.
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Stella McCartney
British Designer
It's important for us as a family to go and sit in the woods sometimes.
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Israel Adesanya
Nigerian Athlete
I've never had staph in my life. Knock on wood, I never will.
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John Harrison
English Inventor
Ontario wood prices are among the highest in the world.
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Alice Walker
American Author
I understood at a very early age that in nature, I felt everything I should feel in church but never did. Walking in the woods, I felt in touch with the universe and with the spirit of the universe.
Quote examples
Stanley R. Jaffe
American Politician
I spend a lot of time with my children. I like to go to the country with them, where we can spend hours walking in the woods and talking. That's more important to me than anything else.
Quote examples
Jordan Peterson
Canadian Psychologist
The truth is something that burns. It burns off dead wood. And people don't like having the dead wood burnt off, often because they're 95 percent dead wood.
Quote examples
Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.
Quote examples
Sean Bean
English Actor
I used to love wildlife as a kid and being outside in the garden and the woods and the field and that stuff.
Quote examples
Robert Frost
American Poet
The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.
Quote examples
Ricky Rubio
Spanish Basketball Player
When things get complicated, you have to bring out your character and put more wood on the fire.
Quote examples
Stella McCartney
British Designer
It's important for us as a family to go and sit in the woods sometimes.
Quote examples
Israel Adesanya
Nigerian Athlete
I've never had staph in my life. Knock on wood, I never will.
Quote examples
John Harrison
English Inventor
Ontario wood prices are among the highest in the world.
Example 1 of 10
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