wud n. 1 a a
hard fibrous material that forms
the main
substance of the
trunk or branches of a
tree or shrub. b
this cut for timber or for
fuel, or for
use in crafts,
manufacture, etc. 2 (in
sing. or pl.) growing trees densely occupying a tract of
land. 3 (prec. by the)
wooden storage,
esp. a
cask, for
wine etc. (poured
straight from the wood). 4 a wooden-headed
golf club. 5 =
BOWL(2) n. 1. ønot see the wood for the trees
fail to
grasp the main
issue from over-attention to details.
out of the wood (or woods) out of
danger or
difficulty. wood
alcohol methanol. wood
anemone a
wild spring-flowering anemone, Anemone nemorosa. wood-engraver a
maker of wood-engravings. wood-engraving 1 a
relief cut on a
block of wood
sawn across the
grain. 2 a
print made from this. 3 the
technique of
making such reliefs
and prints. wood-fibre
fibre obtained from wood esp. as material for
paper. wood
hyacinth =
BLUEBELL 1. wood
nymph a
dryad or
hamadryad. wood
pulp wood-fibre reduced chemically or mechanically to pulp as
raw material for paper. wood-screw a
metal male screw with a slotted
head and
sharp point. wood sorrel a
small plant,
Oxalis acetosella, with
trifoliate leaves and
white flowers streaked with
purple. wood
spirit crude methanol obtained from wood. wood
warbler 1 a
European woodland bird, Phylloscopus sibilatrix, with a trilling
song. 2
any American warbler of the
family Parulidae. wood
wool fine pine etc. shavings used as a
surgical dressing or for
packing. øøwoodless adj. [OE wudu, wi(o)du f. Gmc]
