- the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem.
- the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other purposes; timber or lumber.
- firewood.
- the cask, barrel, or keg, as distinguished from the bottle: aged in the wood.
- woodblock (def. 1).
- Music.
- a woodwind instrument.
- the section of a band or orchestra composed of woodwinds.
- a large and thick collection of growing trees; a grove or forest: They picnicked in the woods.
- a club with a wooden head, as a driver, brassie, spoon, or baffy for hitting long shots.
- made of wood; wooden.
- used to store, work, or carry wood: a wood chisel.
- dwelling or growing in woods: wood bird.
- to cover or plant with trees.
- to supply with wood; get supplies of wood for.
- to take in or get supplies of wood (often followed by up): to wood up before the approach of winter.
- to have an advantage over or have information that can be used against.
- (used when knocking on something wooden to assure continued good luck): The car's still in good shape, knock on wood.
- out of the woods,
- out of a dangerous, perplexing, or difficult situation; secure; safe.
- no longer in precarious health or critical condition; out of danger and recovering.
- wild, as with rage or excitement.
- mad; insane.
- U.S. painter.
- U.S. military doctor and political administrator.
- the hard fibrous substance consisting of xylem tissue that occurs beneath the bark in trees, shrubs, and similar plants
- the trunks of trees that have been cut and prepared for use as a building material
- a collection of trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, etc, usually dominated by one or a few species of tree: usually smaller than a forest
- fuel; firewood
- golf
- a long-shafted club with a broad wooden or metal head, used for driving: numbered from 1 to 7 according to size, angle of face, etc
- (as modifier)
- the frame of a racket
- one of the biased wooden bowls used in the game of bowls
- music short for woodwind See also woods (def. 3)
- casks, barrels, etc, made of wood
- (of a beverage) from a wooden container rather than a metal or glass one
- to have an advantage over
- clear of or safe from dangers or doubts
- to obtain a general view of a situation, problem, etc, without allowing details to cloud one's analysis
- made of, used for, employing, or handling wood
- dwelling in, concerning, or situated in a wood
- to plant a wood upon
- to supply or be supplied with fuel or firewood
- raging or raving like a maniac
- Mrs Henry, married name of Ellen Price . 1814–87, British novelist, noted esp for the melodramatic novel East Lynne (1861)
- Sir Henry (Joseph). 1869–1944, English conductor, who founded the Promenade Concerts in London
- John, known as the Elder . 1707–54, British architect and town planner, working mainly in Bath, where he designed the North and South Parades (1728) and the Circus (1754)
- his son, John, known as the Younger . 1727–82, British architect: designed the Royal Crescent (1767–71) and the Assembly Rooms (1769–71), Bath
- Ralph. 1715–72, British potter, working in Staffordshire, who made the first toby jug (1762)
