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wood

wood

46 6.8
A long golf club used to hit the ball far
  • noun
  • /wʊd/
  • Jargon
translation icon : madera
  • For the next level, we're going to stay with a wood blade and we're going to add a wood handle on top of that.

Examples

  • When selecting a golf club, I always reach for my wood to make those long-distance shots.

  • The shaft was made from Cornell wood, prized for its elasticity and hardness.

  • My man gave me a 3-wood.

  • Teams would need fewer aluminum bats during a season compared to wood bats.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The golfer confidently took out his wood to try to reach the green in two strokes.

  • For challenging par 5 holes, a good strategy is to use a powerful wood to cover more distance.

Synonyms

club
vswood
129 1.6

A long stick with a flat end used to hit a golf ball

is the specific long distance model among many hitting tools
golf club
vswood
34 1.9

A long stick with a special head for hitting a golf ball

is the particular long distance variant within this general category
driver
vswood
20 5.8

A golf club with a large head used to hit the ball far from the tee

is the broader long distance club type, not only the rounded head design
spoon
vswood
  • Archaic
15 9.3

An old wooden golf club with a slightly raised face used to hit the ball high

is the general long distance design, not a specialized lofted old club
long iron
vswood
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A golf club with a long shaft and angled face for hitting long, low shots

is focused on long distance but aims for low flight rather than high distance
driving iron
vswood
  • Jargon
1 8.2

A long golf club with an almost straight face used to hit the ball far from the tee or fairway

is the long distance family usually with a rounded or larger head
metal wood
vswood
4.2

A golf club with a metal head used for long shots

is the older form originally made with wooden heads
woodie
vswood
  • Archaic
8.0

A golf club with a wooden head used for long shots

is the general long distance type now often made from metal
number one wood
vswood
  • Jargon
7.7

A long golf club that you use to hit the ball far from the tee

is the class of long distance clubs rather than only the longest one
two iron
vswood
  • Specialized
7.2

A golf club with a flat face used to hit long shots

is the long shaft club type often made for maximal distance rather than face angle
baffy
vswood
  • Archaic
9.9

A golf club with a wooden head used to hit high shots

is the longer distance club type rather than a specialized lofted antique

Idioms

knock on wood
  • Informal
6.8

You say it to avoid bad luck after saying something good

to saw wood
  • Informal
9.0

Make loud snoring noises while sleeping

8.3

You say it to try to stop bad luck after saying something good

Compounds

8 3.5

Using wood to make heat for a room or for cooking

7 2.0

A stove that burns wood to heat a room or cook food

wood pulp
  • Specialized
3 3.0

Soft, wet material made from wood used to make paper

2 3.5

A very light, strong wood from a tree that grows in hot countries used for making models and floats

2 3.5

Art of shaping wood with cutting tools to make figures and designs

2 3.0

The lines and patterns you see on the surface of wood that its long thin parts make

wood nymph
  • Literature
2 9.5

A female spirit who lives in a forest and watches over the trees

dead wood
  • Offensive
1 6.5

People or parts of a company that do not help the work

1 5.8

A brightly colored North American duck that nests in tree holes near water

Thin curled pieces of wood used to protect or cushion objects, like bedding for animals

1 4.8

A block of wood with a carved design used to make prints on paper or cloth

1 6.4

A small animal that bites people and animals in woods and can spread disease

wood alcohol
  • Archaic
1 7.1

A poisonous, flammable liquid once made from wood that people use as fuel or solvent

1 3.5

A hand tool with a sharp blade used to cut and shape wood

A print or method of making prints by cutting a design into a wood block and pressing paper onto it

1 8.7

A place in northwest France where a major World War I battle happened in 1918

1 2.5

Wood that has not been smoothed or painted

1 5.5

Reddish-brown ant that builds large anthills in forests

1 5.9

A small light brown frog that lives in moist North American forests

1 4.5

A small furry animal with a long tail that lives in woods

1 6.7

A small wild animal like a rat that lives in forests, builds nests, and often collects things

1 5.6

A large grey bird with white patches on its wings and neck

1 8.1

A large North American bird that sings beautifully in eastern woods

1 7.4

A large wading bird with a long curved bill and a bald head that lives in American swamps

1 8.4

A small bright North American bird that sings a weak simple song

brier-wood
  • Specialized
9.9

Wood from the hard root of a small bush used to make smoking pipes

bow wood
  • Specialized
9.9

A small tree with hard orange wood used to make bows

9.9

A small tree or bush with hard yellow and brown seeds used to make bracelets

Wood used to make cabinets and fine furniture

9.9

A small tree from Dominica that makes many large red flowers before its leaves grow

caviuna wood
  • Specialized
9.9

A heavy, hard dark wood from a Brazilian tree with black streaks used for furniture and instruments

Chinese wood oil
  • Specialized
8.9

A yellow liquid from tung tree seeds that dries quickly and protects wood

A small forest plant with three heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple veins

coral-wood
  • Indian
9.9

A tree from East India with small yellow-white flowers grown for decoration in gardens

A small weed that grows close to the ground with leaves like a clover and small yellow flowers

A small plant with soft, hairy leaves and pink or purple flowers

dry-wood termite
  • Specialized
8.1

A small insect that lives in and eats dry wood not touching the ground

A North American wood rat with dark feet that builds large stick nests

A very hard, almost black wood that people use for fine furniture and musical instruments

9.9

A small tree with large umbrella-shaped leaves and white spring flowers

8.9

A bush with tough, flexible wood that people use to make arrows

A North American fern with leaves that stay green all year

A small brown mouse that is active at night and lives in woods and gardens in Europe

A plant that grows in shady woods with many long leaves that smell pleasant

A North American fern with evergreen, leathery leaves that grows in woods

lemon-wood tree
  • South African
8.3

An evergreen tree from South Africa with tough wood used for furniture

lemon-wood
  • South African
9.3

An evergreen tree from South Africa with very hard wood used for furniture

marble-wood
  • Indian
9.9

A large Asian tree with very hard, striped wood used for fine furniture

A common North American fern with evergreen fronds that grows in shade

A golf club with a metal head used for long shots

9.9

A small bush with flexible branches and yellow spring flowers

9.9

A small maple tree with green-and-white striped bark and yellow autumn leaves

Goldie's wood fern
  • Specialized
9.2

A large fern with a dark shiny stalk that grows in wet woods

granadilla wood
  • Specialized
9.5

A hard dark tropical wood that instrument makers use for clarinets

guaiac wood
  • Specialized
9.9

Hard, heavy wood from a tree used to make perfume oil and medicine

guaiacum wood
  • Specialized
9.9

A hard, strongly scented wood from tropical trees used for oil, carving and medicine

A North American plant that grows in woods with pale blue or purple spotted flowers

9.9

A large dark bird that lives in forests in Europe and Asia

Scented wood from some trees that makes a sweet smell when burned

myall wood
  • Australian
9.9

A hard dark material from an Australian acacia tree with a faint pleasant smell, used for spears and ornaments

needle wood
  • Australian
9.9

A large bush with sharp pointed leaves and creamy white flowers

needle-wood
  • Australian
9.9

A large bush with sharp pointed leaves and creamy white flowers from central and eastern Australia

7.7

A long golf club that you use to hit the ball far from the tee

ridgebone wood
  • Specialized
9.9

A strong, attractive wood people use to make furniture and buildings

ruby wood
  • Indian
9.4

Strong red wood from a tree used to make fine furniture and boxes

9.9

Wood from a tropical tree that looks like mahogany and is used for furniture

9.9

A medium-sized tree that grows in the southeastern United States with leaves that turn golden in autumn

9.9

Hard red wood from a tropical tree with a prickly trunk used for cabinets and dye

pernambuco wood
  • Specialized
9.9

A hard red wood from a Brazilian tree that makers use for violin bows and fine furniture

An action when someone cuts wood by moving a blade back and forth

tar-wood
  • New Zealand
9.9

A New Zealand tree or shrub with thin branches that grows in cold, wet places

9.8

A tropical American tree with large broad leaves and hollow stems often planted in gardens for decoration

9.1

A tropical evergreen tree with edible fruit, silky bark used to make rope, and wood used for boards

How Far

driver
20 5.8
wood
  • Jargon
46 6.8
iron
52 4.8
wedge
  • Specialized
12 5.7
putter
12 4.1

Surface Forms

wood singular
woods plural

Etymology

Wood for a golf club comes from the material wood, because the first club heads were made of 'wood', and golfers still call long clubs 'woods' even when they are metal.