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[edit] Etymology 1

Old English wudu, from Proto-Germanic *widuz, from Proto-Indo-European *widhu-. Cognate with Old High German witu, Old Norse viðr (Swedish ved).

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wood (countable and uncountable; plural woods)

  1. (uncountable) 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.
    This table is made of wood.
    There was lots of wood on the beach.
  2. (countable) The wood of a particular species of tree.
    Teak is much used for outdoor benches, but a number of other woods are also suitable, such as ipé, redwood, etc.
  3. (countable) A forested or wooded area, most often used in the plural.
    He got lost in the woods beyond Seattle.
  4. Firewood.
    We need more wood for the fire.
  5. (countable) (golf) A type of golf club, the head of which was traditionally made of wood.
  6. (music) A woodwind instrument.
  7. (slang) An erection.
    That girl at the strip club gave me wood.
  8. (US, offensive, slang) A peckerwood.
    • 2010. John De Vito, Frank Tropea, "Epic television miniseries: a critical history", Page 108
      Wood: A white convict derived from peckerwood.
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substance
wood from a particular species
woodland
firewood
type of golf club
music: woodwind instrument
slang: an erection
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wood (not comparable)

  1. Made of wood.
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made of wood

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wood (third-person singular simple present woods, present participle wooding, simple past and past participle wooded)

  1. (transitive) To cover or plant with trees.
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to cover or plant with trees

[edit] Etymology 2

Middle English, from Old English wōd, from Proto-Germanic *wōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wāt- (“prophet”). Cognate with Middle Dutch woet (Dutch woede), Old High German wuot (German Wut (“fury”)), Old Norse óðr, Gothic 𐍅𐍉𐌸𐍃 (“demonically possessed”). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin vates (“seer, prophet”), Irish fáith (“poet”), Welsh gwawd (“song”).

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wood (comparative wooder, superlative woodest)

  1. (obsolete) Mad, insane, crazed.
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Old English, more at wood above.

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wood

  1. insane; crazy
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