wood
- noun
- /wʊd/
- Specialized
- During the music class, we learned about different wood wind instruments, including the flute and clarinet.
Examples
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The orchestra featured a beautiful wood wind section playing melodies that captivated the audience.
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She played the wood wind instrument with skill, producing a sound that filled the concert hall.
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The floor underneath was an old dark wood, which I thought was attractive for a New York apartment, though the wood did appear to be rotting.
Fiction book (1998) -
The oboe, after all, is a piece of hollowed wood with holes drilled in it.
Academic text (2014) -
She entered her kitchen, lifted the loose chunk of wood behind the drainboard, and removed her knife from its hiding place.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
An instrument that makes sound when you blow into or across it, like a flute
A musical instrument that makes sound when you blow air, often using a reed, like a clarinet or oboe
Idioms
Compounds
A very light, strong wood from a tree that grows in hot countries used for making models and floats
Thin curled pieces of wood used to protect or cushion objects, like bedding for animals
The lines and patterns you see on the surface of wood that its long thin parts make
- Archaic
A poisonous, flammable liquid once made from wood that people use as fuel or solvent
- US
A small wild animal like a rat that lives in forests, builds nests, and often collects things
- Specialized
A hard, strongly scented wood from tropical trees used for oil, carving and medicine
A print or method of making prints by cutting a design into a wood block and pressing paper onto it
- US
A large wading bird with a long curved bill and a bald head that lives in American swamps
- Specialized
A poisonous alcohol people make by heating wood, used as fuel or solvent
- US
A tropical evergreen tree with edible fruit, silky bark used to make rope, and wood used for boards
A very hard, almost black wood that people use for fine furniture and musical instruments
A small plant with clover-like leaves and yellow or white flowers that grows in woods and meadows
- New Zealand
A flightless bird from New Zealand with small spikes on its wings that is bold and curious
- Specialized
A hard red wood from a Brazilian tree that makers use for violin bows and fine furniture
- Specialized
A dark sticky liquid made by heating wood that protects things from water
- UK
A small grey animal with a flat, segmented body that lives under damp logs or stones
- US
A forest plant with three leaves at the top of the stem and one three-petaled flower
- Specialized
A sweetener made from wood or straw often used instead of sugar by people with diabetes
- Specialized
A small rodent like a mouse from North America with a bushy tail that collects things for its nest
- UK
A wetland bird with long legs and a long curved bill that lives in Africa and Asia
A small plant that grows in woods with clusters of white star-shaped flowers
A small plant that grows in woods with blue, pink, or white flowers shaped like bells
- US
A small brownish bird in woods that catches insects and calls with a soft whistle
A plant that grows in shady woods with many long leaves that smell pleasant
- US
A wild flower with orange-red petals and purple spots that grows in eastern North American woods
- UK
A small tree from Dominica that makes many large red flowers before its leaves grow
- Specialized
A heavy, hard dark wood from a Brazilian tree with black streaks used for furniture and instruments
- Specialized
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
- Indian
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
- Specialized
A small insect that lives in and eats dry wood not touching the ground
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Wood meaning a wind instrument is short for woodwind, because these instruments were often made of 'wood' and are played by the player's breath or 'wind', so the orchestra calls that group the wood section.