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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 |