wood

Universal Words noun 1 [U,C] 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 plank of wood * All the furniture was made of wood. * a wood floor * furniture made of a variety of different woods * In the spring, cut out the old wood and shorten the young stems (= of bushes, etc.). seealsoDEADWOOD, HARDWOOD, SOFTWOOD, WOODEN, WOODY 2 [C] (also woods [pl.]) an area of trees, smaller than a forest: a large wood * a walk in the woods seealsoWOODED 3 [C] a heavy wooden ball used in the game of BOWLS 4 [C] a GOLFCLUB with a large head, that was usually made of wood in the past compareIRON IDIOMS not see the wood for the trees (BrE) (AmE not see the forest for the trees) to not see or understand the main point about sth, because you are paying too much attention to small details not out of the woods (informal) not yet free from difficulties or problems: We're not out of the woods yet, you know. moreatKNOCKv., NECKn., TOUCHv.