Definition of wood

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Wood (n.) The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous substance which composes the body of a tree and its branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber..

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Woodman :: Woodman (n.) One who dwells in the woods or forest; a bushman.
Furrow :: Furrow (n.) Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; a wrinkle on the face; as, the furrows of age..
Castanets :: Castanets (n. pl.) Two small, concave shells of ivory or hard wood, shaped like spoons, fastened to the thumb, and beaten together with the middle finger; -- used by the Spaniards and Moors as an accompaniment to their dance and guitars..
Palma Christi :: Palma Christi () A plant (Ricinus communis) with ornamental peltate and palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate regions; -- called also castor-oil plant..
Tub :: Tub (n.) An open wooden vessel formed with staves, bottom, and hoops; a kind of short cask, half barrel, or firkin, usually with but one head, -- used for various purposes..
Leverwood :: Leverwood (n.) The American hop hornbeam (Ostrya Virginica), a small tree with very tough wood..
Cocker :: Cocker (n.) A small dog of the spaniel kind, used for starting up woodcocks, etc..
Shell :: Shell (n.) A light boat the frame of which is covered with thin wood or with paper; as, a racing shell..
Nur :: Nur (n.) A hard knot in wood; also, a hard knob of wood used by boys in playing hockey..
Chip :: Chip (n.) Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets..
Exostosis :: Exostosis (n.) A knot formed upon or in the wood of trees by disease.
Companion :: Companion (n.) A wooden hood or penthouse covering the companion way; a companion hatch.
Jakwood :: Jakwood (n.) See Jackwood.
Spawl :: Spawl (n.) A splinter or fragment, as of wood or stone. See Spall..
Browsewood :: Browsewood (n.) Shrubs and bushes upon which animals browse.
Torchwood :: Torchwood (n.) The inflammable wood of certain trees (Amyris balsamifera, A. Floridana, etc.); also, the trees themselves..
Dogberry :: Dogberry (n.) The berry of the dogwood; -- called also dogcherry.
Mahogany :: Mahogany (n.) The wood of the Swietenia Mahogoni. It is of a reddish brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the manufacture of furniture..
Moot :: Moot (n.) A ring for gauging wooden pins.
Wormwood :: Wormwood (n.) A composite plant (Artemisia Absinthium), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term is often extended to other species of the same genus..
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