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单词 wood
释义 wood
I. \ˈwüd, ˈwōd, ˈwu̇d\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English wod, from Old English wōd mad — more at vatic
1. archaic : insane, mad
2. archaic : enraged, violent
II. \ˈwu̇d\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English wode, wude, from Old English wudu, widu; akin to Old High German witu wood, Old Norse vithr tree, wood, Old Irish fid tree
1.
 a.
  (1) : a dense growth of trees usually greater in extent than a grove and smaller than a forest
   < out in the wood — J.G.Frazer >
   — often used in plural but sing. or plural in constr.
   < would take our children into a nearby woods — Herbert Gold >
  (2) : growing trees found in natural groves
   < gentle risings covered with wood — Thomas Gray >
 b. : a tract of land on which stand growing trees : woodland
 c. archaic : forest 6a
2. : the hard fibrous substance that makes up the greater part of the stems and branches of trees or shrubs beneath the bark, is found to a limited extent in herbaceous plants, and consists technically of the aggregated xylem elements intersected in many plants with the rays
3.
 a. : the trunks or large branches of trees sawed or otherwise prepared for commercial use : timber, lumber — see hardwood, softwood
 b. : trees or branches cut or sawed for use in a fire : firewood
4. : a form or condition of wood substance or timber; especially : the wood of a particular kind of tree
 < some woods warp easily >
5. : something made of wood: as
 a. : a part (as a handle or shaft) made of wood
 b. : a wooden cask or keg
  < draft beer from the wood — B.M.Brown >
 c. : bowl 1b
 d. : a golf club (as a driver, brassie, or spoon) having a massive head (as of wood, metal, or composition material) and used especially to drive the ball from the tee — compare iron
 e. : pins in a bowling alley; especially : pins that have been knocked down
6. : the fundamental substance of a person's character
 < of what wood a minister is made — Benjamin Disraeli >
7. : almond 6a
8. : a wood shot in golf

- out of the wood
- out of the woods
III. adjective
1. : made of wood : wooden
2. : suitable or used for or engaged in cutting or otherwise working with wood
3. or woods \-dz\ : living or growing in woods
IV. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1. : to supply or load with wood especially for fuel
 < wooding the stove — Jan Burroway >
2. : to cover with a growth of trees : plant with trees
3. : to surround (the jack) with bowls in the game of bowls
intransitive verb
: to gather or take on wood — often used with up
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