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Collocations for wood - noun

1. what trees are made of

ADJECTIVE

hard
soft
Pine is a soft wood.
dark
The house had dark wood floors.
light, pale
green
The wood was too green to burn.
dead, rotten, rotting
She pruned the dead wood from the tree.
natural
varnish that retains the natural wood look
seasoned
rough, smooth
painted, polished, stained, varnished
carved
solid
laminated
charred
balsa, beech, cherry, pine, etc.

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… OF WOOD

bit, block, piece, plank, strip
I made a coffee table out of a few bits of wood.
pile

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VERB + wood

carve, chop, cut, saw
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.
burn
gather
We gathered wood for the fire.

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wood + VERB

splinter
the sound of splintering wood
rot
Over the years, much of the wood in the house had rotted.
burn
Dry wood burns easily.

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wood + NOUN

chip, shavings
pulp
paper made from wood pulp
grain
The direction of the wood grain influences the composition of the carving.
carving
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
fire
stove (esp. AmE)

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PREPOSITION

in wood
The chapel has some interesting works in wood and marble.

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PHRASES

the grain of the wood
When using a plane, be sure to follow the grain of the wood.

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2. (BrE) small forest

ADJECTIVE

deep, dense, thick
dark
coniferous, deciduous
ancient
the largest ancient wood in Scotland
beech, birch, oak, etc.

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PREPOSITION

in a/the wood, into a/the wood
a clearing in the wood
through a/the wood

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3. (the woods) area covered with trees

ADJECTIVE

deep, dense, thick
dark

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PREPOSITION

in the wood, into the wood
a walk in the woods
We came to a clearing in the woods.
through the wood
She wandered through the woods.

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PHRASES

deep in the woods
a cabin deep in the woods of Maine
the edge of the woods, the middle of the woods

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