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# wood

noun (wood, woods)

«wood» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Wood is the hard material that trees are made of, used for building, furniture and fires. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wood/#m1)
2. A wood, or the woods, is a small forest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wood/#m2)
3. A piece of wood is a plank, stick or log. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wood/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school maths: a material measured or cut (pieces of wood, logs, planks); material per item is a rate; a walk through the woods. In science: wood comes from trees, floats on water, is a natural material that burns and is a poor conductor of heat. In stories: a cottage in the woods, getting lost in the woods. Phrases: «made of wood», «a piece of wood», «in the woods», «touch wood», «not out of the woods yet» (not safe yet).

### Examples

- He has a piece of wood 2 meters long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wood/#x1)
- She cut the wood into 4 equal parts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wood/#x2)
- Each birdhouse needs 3 pieces of wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wood/#x3)
- They walked 2 km through the woods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wood/#x4)
- The table is made of wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wood/#x5)
- Wood floats, but a stone sinks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wood/#x6)
- Little Red Riding Hood walked through the woods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wood/#x7)
- We gathered dry wood for the campfire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wood/#x8)
- They came to a great wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wood/#x9)

### Note

Material «wood» is uncountable («some wood», «a piece of wood»); a forest «a wood», «the woods» is countable. «Wooden» is the adjective: «a wooden spoon». Do not confuse with «would». Maths: material per item is a rate; cutting into equal parts divides. Safety: build a campfire only with a grown-up.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Torah it is the material for the Tabernacle, the altar and the ark, especially acacia wood, and also firewood for the altar.

**Interpretation.** Tradition notes the Tabernacle's acacia wood was given by the people. The rabbis said the ark's wood was covered in gold within and without.

### Examples

- and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood; (Torah EXO.25.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wood/#x1)
- And he made staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with gold. (Torah EXO.37.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wood/#x2)
- And thou shalt make staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold. (Torah EXO.25.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wood/#x3)
- He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. (Writings JOB.41.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wood/#x4)
- And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood. (Prophets 2KI.6.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wood/#x5)
- and for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. (Writings NEH.13.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wood/#x6)

### Note

Material «wood» is uncountable («some wood», «a piece of wood»); a forest «a wood», «the woods» is countable. «Wooden» is the adjective: «a wooden spoon». Do not confuse with «would». Maths: material per item is a rate; cutting into equal parts divides. Safety: build a campfire only with a grown-up.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wood» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wood/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wood» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wood.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «wood» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wood/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wood» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/wood.html) on Mova free.