| adz |
an axlike tool with a curved, sharp-edged head set crosswise to the handle, used for shaping large pieces of wood. |
| alburnum |
the soft wood between the bark and the heartwood of a tree; sapwood. |
| annual ring |
one of the concentric rings of wood visible in a cross section of a tree representing the layer of growth from one year. |
| ash2 |
the wood of such a tree. [1/2 definitions] |
| ashen2 |
made of ash wood. [1/2 definitions] |
| auger |
a tool used by carpenters for boring holes in wood. |
| awl |
a small, sharply pointed tool used to make holes in leather, wood, or the like. |
| ax |
a heavy cutting tool with a blade mounted at the end of a long handle, used esp. for chopping wood. [1/4 definitions] |
| bagpipe |
(often pl.) a musical instrument, played esp. in Scotland, consisting of a double-reed melody pipe and one or more drone pipes that protrude from a flexible leather bag that is inflated through a blowpipe by the breath or by bellows. The pipes are traditionally made of wood. |
| balata |
a tropical American tree with dark red wood that yields a latex sap. [1/2 definitions] |
| bald cypress |
a cone-bearing tree that grows in the swamps of the southeastern United States, the wood of which is used in construction and shipbuilding. |
| balsa |
a tree of tropical America, the wood of which is extremely light in weight. [2 definitions] |
| bandbox |
a usu. cylindrical box of cardboard or thin wood, used to hold a hat or other clothing items. |
| bar1 |
a long counter, often made of smooth, lacquered wood, used as a serving area for beverages or food. [1/13 definitions] |
| barrel |
a cylindrical vessel with a flat top and bottom, often made of wood staves hooped together and having bulging sides. [1/6 definitions] |
| basket |
a container made of any of various materials such as wood strips, grass, fiber, or the like, usu. woven or laced together. [1/3 definitions] |
| basswood |
the wood of a basswood tree. [1/2 definitions] |
| batten2 |
a thin, flexible length of wood or other material used to maintain flatness in a sail. [1/4 definitions] |
| bead |
a small, generally round object, usu. made of glass, wood, or the like with a hole through its center for stringing to make necklaces or for decorating clothing. [1/8 definitions] |
| beech |
the wood of this tree. [1/2 definitions] |
| bentwood |
wood that has been steamed and bent, used in furniture. [1/2 definitions] |