knock on wood
31wood — [[t]w ʊd[/t]] ♦♦ woods 1) N MASS Wood is the material which forms the trunks and branches of trees. Their dishes were made of wood... There was a smell of damp wood and machine oil. ...a short piece of wood. 2) N COUNT A wood is a fairly large… …
32wood — I [[t]wʊd[/t]] n. 1) bot the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem 2) the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for building and other purposes; timber or… …
33wood — noun 1》 the hard fibrous material forming the main substance of the trunk or branches of a tree or shrub, used for fuel or timber. ↘(the wood) wooden barrels used for storing alcoholic drinks. ↘a golf club with a wooden or other head that …
34wood — See: CAN T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES, KNOCK ON WOOD, SAW WOOD …
35wood — See: CAN T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES, KNOCK ON WOOD, SAW WOOD …
36wood — See: can t see the wood for the trees, knock on wood, saw wood …
37knock wood — To touch something wooden as a superstitious act to guard against bad luck (also used as an interjection to accompany the gesture or as a substitute for it) ● touch …
38knock — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. strike (a hard surface) with an audible sharp blow (knocked the table three times). b intr. strike, esp. a door to gain admittance (can you hear someone knocking?; knocked at the door). 2 tr. make (a hole, a dent, etc.) by… …
39knock — 1. noun /nɒk,nɑk/ a) An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood I heard a knock on my door. b) An impact. He took a knock on the head. 2. verb /nɒk,nɑk/ a) …
40knock together — phrasal : to make or assemble especially hurriedly or in a makeshift way knocked together his own desk and bookcase * * * knock together [phrasal verb] knock (something) together or knock together (something) : to make or build (something) in a… …
