cabinet wood
- noun
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madera para muebles
- Maple is often chosen as a cabinet wood for its smooth finish and durability.
Examples
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Teak is a popular cabinet wood due to its strength and attractive grain.
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The craftsman selected a high-quality cabinet wood for the new bookcase.
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This table is made of cabinet wood.
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Many furniture makers prefer cabinet wood for its durability.
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Maple is often chosen as a cabinet wood for its smooth finish and durability.
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Teak is a popular cabinet wood due to its strength and attractive grain.
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The craftsman selected a high-quality cabinet wood for the new bookcase.
Synonyms
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3.5
Strong wood from trees with wide leaves like oak or maple used for floors and furniture
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1.0
Hard wood from the oak tree that lasts a long time and is used for furniture
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1.0
Hard wood often used for furniture and floors
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4.6
Wood from the tree that grows small red fruit used for furniture
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1.6
Dark brown wood from a tree with hard nuts used to make furniture
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5.3
A tropical tree or its strong reddish-brown wood used for fine furniture
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5.7
A hard dark reddish wood from tropical trees used to make fine furniture and musical instruments
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3.5
Reddish, long-lasting wood from a tall California tree used for building and furniture
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3.9
A type of wood from cherry trees used for furniture and smoking food
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4.3
Wood from a large tree with smooth grey bark used for floors and tool handles
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6.5
Hard pale wood from a beech tree used to make furniture, floors, and tool handles
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6.5
Hard, strong wood from an elm tree used to make furniture and tools
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2.5
Wood from pine trees often used to make furniture
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7.8
Wood from a small tree that people use to make furniture and baskets
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3.0
Hard, strong wood from a large shade tree used for furniture and tools
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7.6
Hard light yellow wood from a small evergreen tree used for fine carving and instrument parts
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9.1
Wood from an orange tree used for small detailed craft work
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7.4
Hard dense wood people use for carving and making small tools
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7.2
Light pale wood from the tulip tree used to make furniture and veneer
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3.5
Wood from cedar trees that smells pleasant, resists rot, and is used for chests and furniture
A large Asian tree with very hard, striped wood used for fine furniture
A reddish-brown wood often used for furniture and flooring
A tree from the West Indies with smooth, shiny wood used for fine furniture
A tropical tree with hard reddish brown wood used to make fine furniture
Hard heavy red wood from tropical trees often used for furniture
A strong, attractive wood people use to make furniture and buildings
Hard wood from oak trees used to make furniture
Wood from a birch tree that people use to make furniture and buildings
A very dark, dense wood used for furniture and musical instruments
A hard dark tropical wood that instrument makers use for clarinets
Wood from a tulip tree used for making furniture
A tropical tree in the Philippines with hard fragrant wood used for furniture
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'cabinet' specifies the intended use/type and 'wood' names the material, so 'cabinet wood' straightforwardly denotes wood used for making cabinets or fine furniture. Although it is a somewhat specialised term, this noun–noun compounding follows regular English patterns and a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the meaning.
Etymology
Cabinet wood is a simple name that comes from the idea of making a cabinet: it means the kind of wood chosen for making cabinets or other fine furniture. That's why people use it to mean 'wood of moderate density used for making cabinets and fine furniture'.