redwood
4
3.5
- noun
- /ˈrɛdˌwʊd/
- US
:
madera de secuoya
- I thought up a pretty house with a swimming pool, a big yard, a swing set, and a redwood picnic table.
- redwood deck
- redwood table
- redwood furniture
It's now, it's pretty brown Redwood chips.
- It's now, it's pretty brown Redwood chips.
Examples
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The backyard is defined by splintered redwood fences to the north and south and a high, pink cinderblock wall to the west.
Fiction book (1992) -
After a few days, we replaced it with beautiful redwood planks I picked out myself at the lumberyard.
Blog text (25) -
In the garden suspended in time, my mother sits in a redwood chair.
Blog text (3) -
I stopped looking at Paddy and looked down at the clean cracks in the redwood floor.
Fiction book (1992) -
It's a big redwood deck that wraps around three sides of the house, upstairs and down.
Fiction book (1994) -
Libby put Cooper's cup on the little redwood table.
Fiction book (2001) -
The sunbeams light up the redwood deck of the Jessup house, the grill, chairs, and tables that gleam as if covered with ice.
Fiction book (2000) -
The old house was made of redwood planks that now panel the interior of his library.
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Mr. Flynn sat on his back porch, slowly rocking back and forth in a redwood glider.
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The house is hidden from the road and neighbors by a redwood fence; the mailbox bears no name.
Synonyms
613
1.0
The hard material from trees used for building and as fuel
84
1.8
Wood cut into boards for building and making furniture
52
3.5
Strong wood from trees with wide leaves like oak or maple used for floors and furniture
47
1.6
Wood cut and prepared for building, like beams or posts
44
1.0
Hard wood from the oak tree that lasts a long time and is used for furniture
29
1.0
Hard wood often used for furniture and floors
20
4.6
Wood from the tree that grows small red fruit used for furniture
14
1.6
Dark brown wood from a tree with hard nuts used to make furniture
12
3.1
Long-lasting, pleasant-smelling wood used for furniture and lining closets to keep moths away
11
5.3
A tropical tree or its strong reddish-brown wood used for fine furniture
5
5.7
A hard dark reddish wood from tropical trees used to make fine furniture and musical instruments
3
4.1
Light, strong wood from an evergreen tree used for building and musical instruments
3
3.7
Wood from trees like pine and fir that is softer and easy to cut
2
6.3
Wood from a fast-growing evergreen tree used for furniture and floors
1
6.5
Hard, strong wood from an elm tree used to make furniture and tools
1
4.3
Wood from a large tree with smooth grey bark used for floors and tool handles
1
3.9
A type of wood from cherry trees used for furniture and smoking food
1
2.5
Wood from pine trees often used to make furniture
1
5.8
A large evergreen tree with reddish durable wood used for building and furniture
1
3.0
Hard, strong wood from a large shade tree used for furniture and tools
1
3.5
Wood from cedar trees that smells pleasant, resists rot, and is used for chests and furniture
1
4.6
Strong, durable wood from a tall evergreen tree used for building and carpentry
1
7.8
Wood from very large California evergreen trees used for furniture and building
Reddish fragrant wood that people use to make furniture and keep moths away
A large tree from the Pacific coast with hard red wood used for furniture
A large tree from the Pacific coast with hard red wood used for furniture
A hard heavy reddish wood from a quira tree used to make strong furniture
A tropical tree in the Philippines with hard fragrant wood used for furniture
A tree from the Philippines with hard red fragrant wood used for furniture and building
Reddish-brown wood from a tree used for making furniture and floors
A large tree from New Zealand and nearby areas with red wood used for building
A tropical tree with hard reddish brown wood used to make fine furniture
A large Brazilian tree with hard dark wood used for furniture and guitars
Hard red wood that people use for furniture and cabinets
A reddish-brown wood often used for furniture and flooring
Hard wood from oak trees used to make furniture
Wood from a birch tree that people use to make furniture and buildings
A tree from eastern North America with spicy brown bark and strong dark wood used for furniture
Wood from a large tropical tree that is strong and used for furniture and carving
A hard, rare wood from Brazil used for fine furniture
A tall tree from Japan and China with soft, strong wood used for furniture and building
Wood used to make cabinets and fine furniture
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.3
A very tall evergreen tree that grows near the Pacific coast of California and Oregon
A very tall evergreen tree with reddish-brown bark that grows on the coast of California and southern Oregon
A tall tree from China that grows fast and has flat green leaves and small round cones
- Indian
Wood from a tree with wavy, reddish grain used for furniture and decoration
- Specialized
A group of trees that make cones and include very large, long-lived types
A large park in northern California with very tall old coast redwood trees along the Pacific Ocean
- Specialized
A low shrub with dark green leaves and clusters of brick-red flowers at the ends of its branches
A large shrub from Colombia with big divided leaves and clusters of yellow flowers that smell sweet
- Specialized
A very tall evergreen tree that grows in the Sierra Nevada in California and can live for thousands of years
How Strong
- Specialized
52
3.5
- Specialized
- US
4
3.5
3
3.7
36
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Redwood as a material means the reddish, strong wood taken from those trees, which is why builders and furniture makers chose it for its color and long life.