plywood

  • 11plywood — Synonyms and related words: beam, billet, board, boarding, clapboard, coat, coating, collop, cord, cordwood, covering, cut, deal, disk, driftwood, feuille, film, firewood, flap, foil, fold, hardwood, lamella, lamina, laminated glass, laminated… …

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  • 12plywood — ply|wood [ˈplaıwud] n [U] a material made of several thin layers of wood that are stuck together to form a strong board …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13plywood — ply|wood [ plaı,wud ] noun uncount a type of board used for building houses, furniture, etc., made from thin layers of wood that are fixed together using glue …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14plywood — n. board made from compressed wood chips; laminated wood …

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  • 15plywood — noun a type of thin, strong wooden board consisting of two or more layers glued and pressed together …

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  • 16plywood — noun (U) a material made of several thin sheets of wood stuck together to form a strong board …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17plywood — UK [ˈplaɪˌwʊd] / US noun [uncountable] a type of board used for building houses, furniture etc, made from thin layers of wood that are fixed together using glue …

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  • 18plywood — [ˈplaɪˌwʊd] noun [U] a type of board that is used in building houses, furniture etc, made by sticking thin layers of wood together with glue …

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  • 19plywood — ply•wood [[t]ˈplaɪˌwʊd[/t]] n. bui a building material consisting usu. of an odd number of wood veneers glued over each other, usu. at right angles • Etymology: 1905–10 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20plywood — /ˈplaɪwʊd / (say pluywood) noun a material consisting of an odd number of thin sheets or strips of wood glued together with the grains (usually) at right angles, used in building and cabinetwork …