hardwood
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++hard·wood /ˈhɑːdwʊd $ ˈhɑːrd-/ noun [countable, uncountable]TAF strong heavy wood from trees such as oak, used for making furniture 硬木 → softwood
Examples from the Corpus
hardwood• I rang the bell and heard steps on a hardwood floor.• The only character with more depth than a hardwood floor is Shorty, played by Fredro Starr of the rap group Onyx.• It's an immense price to pay for hardwood doors, windows, coffins and plywood.• Branches of timber merchants, such as W H Newson, stock a range of hardwood mouldings for you to put up yourself.• And the, you know, the hardwood floor gets a paint job.• You can see them on the hardwood ridges, but only if you sit down and wait patiently.• Bamboo flooring is gaining popularity as an alternative to hardwood floors.• Made from solid cedar wood with hardwood sills, the Colonial is double glazed with a polycarbonate roof.hard·wood nounChineseSyllable
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hardwood
hard‧wood /ˈhɑːdwʊd $ ˈhɑːrd-/
noun
[uncountable and countable] strong heavy wood from trees such as oak, used for making furniture
⇨ softwood
■ material from trees
▪wood noun [uncountable and countable] the usual word for the hard material that trees are made of: They were chopping wood for the fire. | The doors are made of solid wood. | wood flooring
▪timber British English, lumber American English noun [uncountable] wood used for building and making things: a timber company | softwood lumber
▪hardwood noun [uncountable and countable] strong heavy wood from trees such as oak: hardwood floors | hardwoods such as teak
▪softwood noun [uncountable and countable] wood from trees such as pine and fir that is cheap and easy to cut: Most tables are made from softwood.
▪firewood noun [uncountable] wood that has been cut or collected in order to be burned in a fire: They collected branches that could be used for firewood.
hard‧wood /ˈhɑːdwʊd $ ˈhɑːrd-/
noun[uncountable and countable] strong heavy wood from trees such as oak, used for making furniture
⇨ softwood
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