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wood
noun
-
wood
the
hard
substance
that
makes
up
the
trunks
and
branches
of
trees
,
often
used
as
fuel
or
to
build
and
make
things
•
The
carpenter
chose
strong
wood
to
build
the
table
.
The
carpenter
chose
strong
wood
to
build
the
table
.
•
We
burned
wood
in
the
fireplace
to
keep
warm
during
the
cold
night
.
We
burned
wood
in
the
fireplace
to
keep
warm
during
the
cold
night
.
Old
English
“
wudu
,”
meaning
forest
or
tree
,
from
Proto-Germanic
“
widuz
.”
noun
an
area
filled
with
trees
,
smaller
than
a
forest
•
We
went
for
a
walk
in
the
nearby
wood
and
listened
to
the
birds
sing
.
We
went
for
a
walk
in
the
nearby
wood
and
listened
to
the
birds
sing
.
•
A
small
wood
separates
the
village
from
the
river
.
A
small
wood
separates
the
village
from
the
river
.
Same
origin
as
material
sense
:
Old
English
“
wudu
,”
originally
meaning
both
forest
and
the
substance
of
trees
.
wooden
adjective
made
of
wood
rather
than
another
material
•
The
child
sat
on
a
small
wooden
chair
beside
the
fireplace
.
The
child
sat
on
a
small
wooden
chair
beside
the
fireplace
.
•
She
keeps
her
earrings
in
a
beautiful
wooden
box
carved
by
her
grandfather
.
She
keeps
her
earrings
in
a
beautiful
wooden
box
carved
by
her
grandfather
.
Old
English
“
woden
”
meaning
“
made
of
wood
,”
from
“
wood
”
+
“
-en
.”
adjective
lacking
natural
movement
,
warmth
,
or
emotion
;
stiff
and
awkward
•
His
presentation
sounded
wooden
and
memorized
,
so
the
class
grew
bored
.
His
presentation
sounded
wooden
and
memorized
,
so
the
class
grew
bored
.
•
Critics
called
the
actor
’
s
performance
wooden
and
unconvincing
.
Critics
called
the
actor
’
s
performance
wooden
and
unconvincing
.
Extended
figurative
sense
recorded
from
the
mid-18th
century
,
comparing
awkward
manners
to
the
rigidity
of
wood
.
