jeudi 28 février 2013

Advanced Vocabulary -Types of Wood


Types of Wood

ash noun
the wood of an ash tree.

balsa noun
very soft light wood, used especially for making model ships and planes.

beech noun
the wood of a beech tree.

birch noun
the wood from this tree.

brush noun
brushwood.

brushwood noun
small branches that have fallen from or been broken off trees, often used for making fires.

cedar noun
the wood of a cedar tree, that has a pleasant smell.

cherry noun
the wood of a cherry tree.

chestnut noun
the wood of a chestnut tree.

deal noun
wood from fir or pine trees used for making furniture.

dogwood noun
a bush or tree with red stems and berries small fruit , or the wood of this tree.

driftwood noun
wood that is floating in the sea or that has come out of the sea.

ebony noun
the wood of an ebony tree.

elm noun
the wood of the elm tree.

fir noun
the wood of a fir tree.

firewood noun
wood used as fuel for a fire.

hardwood noun
hard strong wood from trees such as oak or mahogany.

hickory noun
the hard wood of a hickory tree.

kindling noun
small pieces of wood used to start a fire.

mahogany noun
a hard brown-red wood, used for making furniture.

maple noun
the wood of a maple.

matchwood noun
British small pieces of cheap wood.

oak noun
wood from an oak tree.

pine noun
the wood of a pine tree.

pitch pine noun
the wood of a pitch pine.

rosewood noun
a heavy dark wood that comes from tropical trees and that has a pleasant smell. It is used for making furniture.

sandalwood noun
the wood of a sandalwood tree.

silver birch noun
the wood from a silver birch.

softwood noun
wood that can be cut easily and is cheap to produce because it comes from trees such as pines or firs that grow quickly.

spruce noun
the wood of a spruce.

sycamore noun
the wood of a sycamore tree.

teak noun
the valuable hard wood of a teak tree, often used for making furniture.

tinder noun
dry wood, grass etc used for lighting fires.

walnut noun
the wood of a walnut tree that is used for making furniture.

willow noun
the wood of the willow tree, used especially for making cricket bats.

wood noun
the substance that forms the main part of a tree and is used for making things such as furniture.

yew noun
the wood of a yew tree.






total words = 37



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