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.

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