hardwood

[ hahrd-wood ]

/ ˈhɑrdˌwʊd /

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noun

the hard, compact wood or timber of various trees, as the oak, cherry, maple, or mahogany.

a tree yielding such wood.

adjective

made or constructed of hardwood: a hardwood floor.

Origin of hardwood

First recorded in 1560–70; hard + wood¹

Words nearby hardwood

hard wheat, Hardwick, Hardwick Hall, hard-wired, hardwiring, hardwood, hardworking, hardy, hardy ageratum, hard yards, Hardy-Rand-Ritter test

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Example sentences from the Web for hardwood

They sat stock-still on the hardwood benches of the dank, makeshift cinema in Monrovia.
Liberian Nostalgia for War Criminal Charles Taylor|Finlay Young|April 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Watch as the commander-in-chief hits the hardwood in a 3-on-3 tournament with a group of local high school students.
Obama’s 11 Most Badass Moments (Videos)|Brittany Jones-Cooper|April 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
That said, it is a chic alternative to hardwood floors and baby blues.
Gal With a Suitcase|Jolie Hunt|June 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
They have ample range in the Ozarks on rough land covered with hardwood forest and abundant underbrush.
Fur Farming|A. R. Harding

Ohio has an area of 41,000 square miles, and has been tremendously rich in hardwood timber.
Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress|Various
It has two hardwood keys which force the pieces together and thus tighten the joint.
Woodwork Joints|William Fairham
This region has the finest body of hardwood timber in the United States.
Blue Ridge Country|Jean Thomas
Then Franz and Caesar were across the clearing and back in the hardwood forest.
Rescue Dog of the High Pass|James Arthur Kjelgaard

British Dictionary definitions for hardwood

hardwood

/ (ˈhɑːdˌwʊd) /

noun

the wood of any of numerous broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees, such as oak, beech, ash, etc, as distinguished from the wood of a conifer

any tree from which this wood is obtained

Compare softwood

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Scientific definitions for hardwood

hardwood

[ härd′wud′ ]

A eudicot or magnoliid tree, especially as distinguished from a coniferous, or softwood, tree.

The wood of a eudicot or magnoliid tree. Hardwoods are in general harder than softwood. However, some hardwoods, such as basswood, are comparatively soft, while some softwoods, such as yew, are comparatively hard.

单词	hardwood
释义	hardwood [ hahrd-wood ] / ˈhɑrdˌwʊd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hardwood ON THESAURUS.COM noun the hard, compact wood or timber of various trees, as the oak, cherry, maple, or mahogany. a tree yielding such wood. adjective made or constructed of hardwood: a hardwood floor. Origin of hardwood First recorded in 1560–70; hard + wood¹ Words nearby hardwood hard wheat, Hardwick, Hardwick Hall, hard-wired, hardwiring, hardwood, hardworking, hardy, hardy ageratum, hard yards, Hardy-Rand-Ritter test Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hardwood They sat stock-still on the hardwood benches of the dank, makeshift cinema in Monrovia. Liberian Nostalgia for War Criminal Charles Taylor\|Finlay Young\|April 28, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Watch as the commander-in-chief hits the hardwood in a 3-on-3 tournament with a group of local high school students. Obama’s 11 Most Badass Moments (Videos)\|Brittany Jones-Cooper\|April 25, 2012\|DAILY BEAST That said, it is a chic alternative to hardwood floors and baby blues. Gal With a Suitcase\|Jolie Hunt\|June 18, 2010\|DAILY BEAST They have ample range in the Ozarks on rough land covered with hardwood forest and abundant underbrush. Fur Farming\|A. R. Harding Ohio has an area of 41,000 square miles, and has been tremendously rich in hardwood timber. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress\|Various It has two hardwood keys which force the pieces together and thus tighten the joint. Woodwork Joints\|William Fairham This region has the finest body of hardwood timber in the United States. Blue Ridge Country\|Jean Thomas Then Franz and Caesar were across the clearing and back in the hardwood forest. Rescue Dog of the High Pass\|James Arthur Kjelgaard British Dictionary definitions for hardwood hardwood / (ˈhɑːdˌwʊd) / noun the wood of any of numerous broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees, such as oak, beech, ash, etc, as distinguished from the wood of a conifer any tree from which this wood is obtained Compare softwood Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hardwood forest, log, sapling, shrub, wood, timber, seedling, girder, rafter, balk, club, grove, stake, woodland, beam, pole, woods, board, frame, boom Scientific definitions for hardwood hardwood [ härd′wud′ ] A eudicot or magnoliid tree, especially as distinguished from a coniferous, or softwood, tree. The wood of a eudicot or magnoliid tree. Hardwoods are in general harder than softwood. However, some hardwoods, such as basswood, are comparatively soft, while some softwoods, such as yew, are comparatively hard. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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hardwood

noun

adjective

Origin of hardwood

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Example sentences from the Web for hardwood

British Dictionary definitions for hardwood

noun

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Scientific definitions for hardwood