/wʊd/

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Meaning

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

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Word origin

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

Origin
Old English
Root
wudu

Examples

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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.

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

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This word is taught in chapter 13, lesson 4: wood, account, nervous and 7 more words.