1. The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
   "The carpenter selected a piece of oak wood for the project"
    
2. The trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
   "We went for a hike in the woods behind our house";
   - forest, woods
    
3. A golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head
   "metal woods are now standard"
    
4. Any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
   "The orchestra's wood section included flutes, clarinets, and oboes";
   - woodwind, woodwind instrument

1. United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942)
   - Grant Wood
    
2. English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887)
   - Ellen Wood, Mrs. Henry Wood, Ellen Price Wood
    
3. English conductor (1869-1944)
   - Sir Henry Wood, Sir Henry Joseph Wood
    
4. United States film actress (1938-1981)
   - Natalie Wood

Sounds like: woe, wh, wood

Derived forms: Woods, woods

Type of: actress, author, botany, breath, club, conductor, director, flora, golf club, kapellmeister, music director, painter, plant material, plant substance, vegetation, wind, wind instrument, writer

Part of: beam, chopping block, lumber, spindle, timber

Encyclopedia: Wood, Natalie