wood: Meaning and Definition of

wood

1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem.
2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other purposes; timber or lumber.
3. firewood.
4. the cask, barrel, or keg, as distinguished from the bottle: aged in the wood.
5. See(def. 1).
1. a woodwind instrument.
2. the section of a band or orchestra composed of woodwinds.
7. Often, a large and thick collection of growing trees; a grove or forest: They picnicked in the woods.
8. a club with a wooden head, as a driver, brassie, spoon, or baffy for hitting long shots. Cf.(def. 5).
9. to have an advantage over or have information that can be used against.
1. out of a dangerous, perplexing, or difficult situation; secure; safe.
2. no longer in precarious health or critical condition; out of danger and recovering.

1. made of wood; wooden.
2. used to store, work, or carry wood: a wood chisel.
3. dwelling or growing in woods: wood bird.

1. to cover or plant with trees.
2. to supply with wood; get supplies of wood for.

1. to take in or get supplies of wood (often fol. by up): to wood up before the approach of winter.

wood

1. wild, as with rage or excitement.
2. mad; insane.

Wood

1. 1892–1942, U.S. painter.
2. 1860–1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator.