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dyewood

dye·wood
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dahy-woo d]
    • /ˈdaɪˌwʊd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dahy-woo d]
    • /ˈdaɪˌwʊd/

Definitions of dyewood word

  • noun dyewood any wood yielding a coloring matter used for dyeing. 1
  • noun dyewood Brazilwood. 1
  • noun dyewood any wood, such as brazil, from which dyes and pigments can be obtained 0
  • noun dyewood any wood yielding a dye 0
  • noun dyewood Any wood from which colouring matter is extracted for dyeing. 0

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Origin of dyewood

First appearance:

before 1690
One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1690-1700; dye + wood1

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Parts of speech for Dyewood

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dyewood popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

dyewood usage trend in Literature

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