Collocations for wood - noun
1. what trees are made of
ADJ.
hard | soft
Pine is a soft wood.
Pine is a soft wood.
dark
The pub had dark wood panelling.
The pub had dark wood panelling.
light, pale | green
The wood was too green to burn.
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.
kindling
There were neat piles of kindling wood against the wall.
There were neat piles of kindling wood against the wall.
natural
varnish that retains the natural wood look
varnish that retains the natural wood look
seasoned | rough | painted, polished, stained, varnished | carved | solid | laminated | charred | balsa, beech, pine, etc.
QUANT.
block, piece, plank, strip
VERB + WOOD
chop, cut, saw | be made from/in/(out) of, carve/make sth from/in/out of
The cabinet is made of cherry wood. | We carve the moulds in wood.
The cabinet is made of cherry wood. | We carve the moulds in wood.
paint, polish, stain, varnish
She stained the wood green.
She stained the wood green.
season
Traditionally wood was seasoned in the open air.
Traditionally wood was seasoned in the open air.
burn | gather
We gathered wood for the fire.
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 | carving | floor, panel, panelling | laminate, veneer | finish
a wardrobe in a mahogany wood finish
a wardrobe in a mahogany wood finish
fire
PREP.
in ~
The chapel has some interesting works in wood and marble.
The chapel has some interesting works in wood and marble.
2. area covered with trees
ADJ.
deep, dense, thick | dark, shady | broad-leaved, deciduous | beech, birch, oak, etc.
PREP.
in the ~
a walk in the woods
a walk in the woods
through the ~
He wandered through the beech wood.
He wandered through the beech wood.