Слово англійською: wood

Іменник

Переклад wood українською: деревина

noun

/wʊd/

[uncountable, countable] the hard material that the trunk and branches of a tree are made of; this material when it is used to build or make things with, or as a fuel
- He chopped some wood for the fire.
- a piece of wood
- a plank /block of wood
- All the furniture was made of wood.
- The house had dark wood floors.
- furniture made of a variety of different woods
- In the spring, cut out the old wood and shorten the young stems (= of bushes, etc.).
see also dead wood, hardwood, softwood, wooden, woody
[countable]
(also woods [plural])
an area of trees, smaller than a forest
- a large wood
- in the woods a walk in the woods
- in a wood a clearing in the wood
see also wooded
[countable] a heavy wooden ball used in the game of bowls
[countable] a golf club with a large head, that was usually made of wood in the past compare iron

Word OriginOld English wudu, from a Germanic word related to Welsh gwŷdd ‘trees’.

Idioms

neck of the woods

(informal) a particular place or area
- He's from your neck of the woods (= the area where you live).
- What are you doing in this neck of the woods?

not out of the woods

(informal) not yet free from difficulties or problems
- We’re not out of the woods yet, you know.

not see the wood for the trees (British English)

(North American English not see the forest for the trees)

to not see or understand the main point about something, because you are paying too much attention to small details

touch wood (British English)

(North American English knock on wood)

(saying) used when talking about your previous good luck or your hopes for the future, to avoid bringing bad luck
- I've been driving for over 20 years and never had an accident—touch wood!