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- 1 Mad, insane, crazed. archaic
"And then he flue on hir as he were wood, / And on hir breeche did hack and foyne a-good."
- 1 An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood. countable, uncountable
- 2 A surname originating as an occupation for a woodsman. countable, uncountable
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; A township in Clark County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An inactive township in Wright County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Franklin County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bedford County, Fulton County and Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Mellette County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Wood County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
- 13 A place in the United Kingdom:; A hamlet in Ashill parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3117). countable, uncountable
- 14 A place in the United Kingdom:; A hamlet in Nolton and Roch community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8522). countable, uncountable
- 1 The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel. uncountable
"This table is made of wood."
- 2 A peckerwood. US, offensive, slang, sometimes
"He further stated that "I can't remember ever seeing a wood [white inmate] assault a nigger without being provoked"."
- 3 a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head wordnet
- 4 The wood from a particular species of tree. countable
"Teak is much used for outdoor benches, but a number of other woods are also suitable, such as ipé, redwood, etc."
- 5 any wind instrument other than the brass instruments wordnet
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- 6 A forested or wooded area. countable, often
"A wood beyond this moor was viewed as a border area in the seventeenth century."
- 7 the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area wordnet
- 8 Firewood. countable, uncountable
"We need more wood for the fire."
- 9 the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees wordnet
- 10 A type of golf club, the head of which was traditionally made of wood. countable
- 11 A woodwind instrument. countable, uncountable
- 12 An erection of the penis. slang, uncountable
"That girl at the strip club gave me wood."
- 13 Chess pieces. slang, uncountable
"[…] White has nothing but a lot of frozen wood on the board while Black operates on the Q-side."
- 1 To cover or plant with trees. transitive
"Their be ii good bellys, a chales, and a few veſtments of litil valure, the ſtuff beſide is not worth xl s. lead ther ys non except in ii gutters the which the p’or hath convey’d in to ye town, but that is ſuar yt is metely wodey’d in hege rowys."
- 2 To hide behind trees. intransitive, reflexive
"Immediatly, the other boate lying ready with their shot to skoure the place for our hand weapons to lande upon, which was presently done, although the land was very high and steepe, the Savages forthwith quitted the shoare, and betooke themselves to flight: wee landed, and having faire and easily followed for a smal time after them, who had wooded themselves we know not where […]"
- 3 To supply with wood, or get supplies of wood for. transitive
"to wood a steamboat or a locomotive"
- 4 To take or get a supply of wood. intransitive
"In this little Iſle of Mevis, more than twenty Years ago, I have remained a great time together, to Wood and Water and refreſh my Men […]"
Etymology
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English wode, from Old English wudu, widu (“wood, forest, grove; tree; timber”), from Proto-West Germanic *widu, from Proto-Germanic *widuz (“wood”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- (“to separate”). The spelling developed as it did in wool. Cognate with Dutch wede (“wood, twig”), Middle High German wite (“wood”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Swedish ved (“wood”), Elfdalian wið (“wood, timber”), Faroese, Icelandic viður (“wood”), Norwegian Nynorsk ved (“wood, firewood”), vid (“wide, broad”). Further cognates include Irish fiodh (“a wood, tree”), Irish fid (“tree”) and Welsh gwŷdd (“trees”), from Proto-Celtic *widus (“wood”). Unrelated to Dutch woud (“forest”), German Wald (“forest”) (see English wold).
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English wode, from Old English wudu, widu (“wood, forest, grove; tree; timber”), from Proto-West Germanic *widu, from Proto-Germanic *widuz (“wood”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- (“to separate”). The spelling developed as it did in wool. Cognate with Dutch wede (“wood, twig”), Middle High German wite (“wood”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Swedish ved (“wood”), Elfdalian wið (“wood, timber”), Faroese, Icelandic viður (“wood”), Norwegian Nynorsk ved (“wood, firewood”), vid (“wide, broad”). Further cognates include Irish fiodh (“a wood, tree”), Irish fid (“tree”) and Welsh gwŷdd (“trees”), from Proto-Celtic *widus (“wood”). Unrelated to Dutch woud (“forest”), German Wald (“forest”) (see English wold).
From Middle English wood, from Old English wōd (“mad, insane”). See the full etymology at wode.
Back-formation from peckerwood.
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