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ironwood [ironwoods] (any of a number of tree species known for having a particularly solid wood) noun [UK: ˈaɪərˌn.wʊd] [US: ˈaɪərˌn.wʊd] | legno ferronoun |
knock on wood (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) interjection | tocca ferrointerjection tocchiamo ferrointerjection |
knock on wood (to take a customary action to ward off misfortune) verb | toccare ferroverb |
lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopoes minor) noun [UK: ˈle.sə(r) ˈspɒ.tɪd ˈwʊd.pekə(r)] [US: ˈle.sər ˈspɑː.təd ˈwʊd.ˌpekər] | picchio rosso minorenoun |
mineral wool noun | vetroflexnoun |
morning wood (morning erection) noun | alzabandieranoun |
oakwood (wood populated with oaks) noun [UK: ˈoˌkwʊd] [US: ˈoˌkwʊd] | quercetanoun quercetonoun roveretonoun |
one fell swoop (one stroke; one action or event with many results) noun | in un colpo solonoun |
pinewood [pinewoods] (forest or grove of pines) noun [UK: ˈpaɪnwʊd] [US: ˈpaɪnwʊd] | pinetanoun |
pinewood [pinewoods] (wood of the pine) noun [UK: ˈpaɪnwʊd] [US: ˈpaɪnwʊd] | legno di pinonoun |
plywood [plywoods] (construction material) noun [UK: ˈplaɪ.wʊd] [US: ˈplaɪ.ˌwʊd] | compensatonoun |
pull the wool over someone's eyes (to deceive someone) verb [UK: pʊl ðə wʊl ˈəʊv.ə(r) ˈsəˌm.wənz aɪz] [US: ˈpʊl ðə ˈwʊl ˈoʊv.r̩ ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈaɪz] | |
redwood [redwoods] (the species Sequoia sempervirens) noun [UK: ˈre.dwʊd] [US: ˈre.ˌdwʊd] | sequoianoun |
ringwoodite (cubic form of olivine) noun [UK: rˈɪŋwʊdˌaɪt] [US: rˈɪŋwʊdˌaɪt] | ringwooditenoun |
sapwood (wood just under the bark) noun [UK: ˈsæp.wʊd] [US: ˈsæp.wʊd] | alburnonoun |
Sheinwoodian (subdivision of the Silurian period) proper noun | Sheinwoodianoproper noun |
southernwood [southernwoods] (Artemisia abrotanum) noun [UK: ˈsʌ.ðən.wʊd] [US: ˈsʌ.ðən.wʊd] | abrotanonoun |
steel wool (fine threads of steel) noun [UK: ˈstiːl.ˈwʊl] [US: ˈstiːl.ˈwʊl] | pagliettanoun |
sweet woodruff (Asperula odorata) noun [UK: swiːt ˈwʊ.drəf] [US: ˈswiːt ˈwʊ.drəf] | asperulanoun asperula odoratanoun caglio odorosonoun stellina odorosanoun |
swoon [swoons] (a faint) noun [UK: swuːn] [US: ˈswuːn] | spasmonoun |
swoon [swooned, swooning, swoons] (to faint) verb [UK: swuːn] [US: ˈswuːn] | svenireverb |
wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) noun [UK: ˈwɜːm.wʊd] [US: ˈwɜːrˌm.wʊd] | assenzionoun |