Rood vs. Wood

Roodnoun

(archaic) A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.

Roodnoun

A measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre.

Roodnoun

A measure of five and a half yards in length.

Roodnoun

A representation in sculpture or in painting of the cross with Christ hanging on it.

Roodnoun

A measure of five and a half yards in length; a rod; a perch; a pole.

Roodnoun

The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods.

Roodnoun

representation of the cross on which Jesus died

Rood

A rood or rood cross, sometimes known as a triumphal cross, is a cross or crucifix, especially the large crucifix set above the entrance to the chancel of a medieval church. Alternatively, it is a large sculpture or painting of the crucifixion of Jesus.

Woodnoun

(uncountable) The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.

Woodnoun

(countable) The wood of a particular species of tree.

Woodnoun

(countable) A forested or wooded area.

Woodnoun

Firewood.

Woodnoun

A type of golf club, the head of which was traditionally made of wood.

Woodnoun

(music) A woodwind instrument.

Woodnoun

An erection of the penis.

Woodnoun

Chess pieces.

Woodnoun

A peckerwood.

Woodverb

(transitive) To cover or plant with trees.

Woodverb

To hide behind trees.

Woodverb

(transitive) To supply with wood, or get supplies of wood for.

Woodverb

(intransitive) To take or get a supply of wood.

Woodadjective

(obsolete) Mad, insane, crazed.

Woodadjective

Mad; insane; possessed; rabid; furious; frantic.

Woodverb

To grow mad; to act like a madman; to mad.

Woodverb

To supply with wood, or get supplies of wood for; as, to wood a steamboat or a locomotive.

Woodverb

To take or get a supply of wood.

Woodnoun

A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; - frequently used in the plural.

Woodnoun

The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous substance which composes the body of a tree and its branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber.

Woodnoun

The fibrous material which makes up the greater part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems. It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands called silver grain.

Woodnoun

Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.

Woodnoun

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

Woodnoun

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

Woodnoun

United States film actress (1938-1981)

Woodnoun

English conductor (1869-1944)

Woodnoun

English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887)

Woodnoun

United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942)

Woodnoun

any wind instrument other than the brass instruments

Woodnoun

a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; metal woods are now available

Woodnoun

the hard fibrous material that forms the main substance of the trunk or branches of a tree or shrub, used for fuel or timber

Woodnoun

wooden barrels used for storing alcoholic drinks

Woodnoun

a golf club with a wooden or other head that is relatively broad from face to back (often with a numeral indicating the degree to which the face is angled to loft the ball)

Woodnoun

a shot made with a wood

Woodnoun

another term for bowl (sense 1 of the noun)

Woodnoun

an area of land, smaller than a forest, that is covered with growing trees

Wood

Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic material – a natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin that resists compression.