wood in English: The hard material that trees are made of, used to build and burn. (noun)

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.

Origin: Old English
Root: wudu

Examples

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

more .

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.

Related words

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.

camp

A place where people stay for a short time in tents or simple huts.

material

What a thing is made of, such as cloth, wood or metal.

nail

A thin piece of metal with a flat top and a sharp point, hit into wood to hold things together. The same word means the hard part at the end of a finger or a toe.

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