American English
/wʊd̚/
One syllable.
The hard material that makes up the trunks and branches of trees and is used to make furniture, buildings, and many other things.
Practice out loudThe hard material that makes up the trunks and branches of trees and is used to make furniture, buildings, and many other things.
This table is made of wood.
They use wood to build the cabin.
a piece of wood · wood grain · wood floor · cut wood
make something from wood
be made of wood
A place where many trees grow close together.
We went for a walk in the woods.
The children got lost in the woods.
in the woods · deep in the woods · a walk in the woods
walk through the woods
go into the woods
Something people say after mentioning good luck, to avoid causing bad luck.
I've never broken a bone—knock on wood.
No longer in danger or difficulty.
The patient is out of the woods now.
For the tree-covered area, American English usually uses the plural form the woods. For the material, use wood, not woods.