🇬🇧 Wood meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Wood is the hard, brownish material that makes up the inside of tree trunks and branches. When a tree is cut down, the solid part you see when you look at the flat end of the trunk is wood. People use wood to build houses, tables, and chairs, to carve toys and tools, and to burn in a campfire to make heat and light. Wood can be smooth or rough, light or dark, and it comes from many kinds of trees.

I told my mom I was practicing carpentry, but really I was just poking random pieces of wood and saying, “Be a chair.”

I tried to sneak a midnight snack, but the creaky wood floor tattled on me with every step: CREAK, CREAK, CREAK!

I tried to talk to a log of wood like it was a wise forest elder, but it just sat there being emotionally unavailable.

I pretended a piece of wood was a magic wand and shouted, “Do my chores!” but the wood just rolled off the couch with me.

Wood from trees has rings inside that show how old the tree is.

A small boy and his dad find wood in the yard. The wood is hard. Dad cuts two pieces of wood and makes a small chair. The boy puts one wood piece on the fire to make heat. They save the last wood. The house is warm. The boy smiles and hugs dad.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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