wood - English word #840

Translation

The hard material that trees are made of, used to build and burn.

Word origin

From Old English wudu, meaning a tree or the material from trees.

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"Wood" is the hard material that comes from trees.

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Here "wood" is a mass of material; it has no plural.

pieces.

Here "wood" is the hard stuff he is cutting up.

tree

A tall plant with a hard trunk, branches, and leaves that lives for many years.

forest

A large area of land covered with many trees.

fire

The hot, bright flames that burn when something is on fire and give heat and light.

hard

Not easy to do, or firm and solid to touch.

burn

To be on fire, or to hurt or damage something with fire or heat.

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