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wood

/wʊd/ noun A2
  1. The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel. (uncountable) · This table is made of wood.· There was lots of wood on the beach.
  2. The wood from a particular species of tree. (countable) · Teak is much used for outdoor benches, but a number of other woods are also suitable, such as ipé, redwood, etc.
  3. A forested or wooded area. (countable) · A wood beyond this moor was viewed as a border area in the seventeenth century.· He got lost in the woods beyond Seattle.
  4. Firewood. (countable, uncountable) · We need more wood for the fire.
  5. A type of golf club, the head of which was traditionally made of wood. (countable)
  6. A woodwind instrument. (countable, uncountable)
  7. An erection of the penis. (slang, uncountable) · That girl at the strip club gave me wood.
  8. Chess pieces. (slang, uncountable)

Plural woods

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And now at last the sun is going down behind the wood,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 6 · C1
The Friend of the Children comes out of the wood.
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 14 · C1
In a wood with a well by the side of the sea.
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 16 · C1
These are the hills, these are the woods,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 18 · C1

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