Collocations for wood - noun
1. what trees are made of
ADJECTIVE
hard
soft
Pine is a soft wood.
soft
Pine is a soft wood.
dark
The house had dark wood floors.
The house had dark wood floors.
light,
pale
green
The wood was too green to burn.
green
The wood was too green to burn.
dead,
rotten,
rotting
She pruned the dead wood from the tree.
She pruned the dead wood from the tree.
natural
varnish that retains the natural wood look
varnish that retains the natural wood look
seasoned
rough, smooth
painted, polished, stained, varnished
carved
solid
laminated
charred
balsa, beech, cherry, pine, etc.
rough, smooth
painted, polished, stained, varnished
carved
solid
laminated
charred
balsa, beech, cherry, pine, etc.
… OF WOOD
bit,
block,
piece,
plank,
strip
I made a coffee table out of a few bits of wood.
I made a coffee table out of a few bits of wood.
pile
VERB + wood
carve,
chop,
cut,
saw
be made from/in/of/out of, carve sth from/in
The cabinet is made of cherry wood.
be made from/in/of/out of, carve sth from/in
The cabinet is made of cherry wood.
paint,
stain
She stained the wood green.
She stained the wood green.
burn
gather
We gathered wood for the fire.
gather
We gathered wood for the fire.
wood + VERB
splinter
the sound of splintering wood
the sound of splintering wood
rot
Over the years, much of the wood in the house had rotted.
Over the years, much of the wood in the house had rotted.
burn
Dry wood burns easily.
Dry wood burns easily.
wood + NOUN
chip,
shavings
pulp
paper made from wood pulp
pulp
paper made from wood pulp
grain
The direction of the wood grain influences the composition of the carving.
The direction of the wood grain influences the composition of the carving.
carving
engraving
block (usually woodblock)
Japanese woodblock prints
engraving
block (usually woodblock)
Japanese woodblock prints
frame
floor, panel, panelling/paneling, plank (esp. AmE)
veneer
finish, trim
a wardrobe in a mahogany wood finish
floor, panel, panelling/paneling, plank (esp. AmE)
veneer
finish, trim
a wardrobe in a mahogany wood finish
fire
stove (esp. AmE)
stove (esp. AmE)
PHRASES
the grain of the wood
When using a plane, be sure to follow the grain of the wood.
When using a plane, be sure to follow the grain of the wood.
2. (BrE) small forest
ADJECTIVE
deep,
dense,
thick
dark
coniferous, deciduous
ancient
the largest ancient wood in Scotland
dark
coniferous, deciduous
ancient
the largest ancient wood in Scotland
beech,
birch,
oak,
etc.
3. (the woods) area covered with trees
PREPOSITION
in the wood,
into the wood
a walk in the woods
We came to a clearing in the woods.
a walk in the woods
We came to a clearing in the woods.
through the wood
She wandered through the woods.
She wandered through the woods.
PHRASES
deep in the woods
a cabin deep in the woods of Maine
a cabin deep in the woods of Maine
the edge of the woods,
the middle of the woods