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- [hahrd-woo d]
- /ˈhɑrdˌwʊd/
- /ˈhɑːd.wʊd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahrd-woo d]
- /ˈhɑrdˌwʊd/
Definitions of hardwood word
- noun hardwood the hard, compact wood or timber of various trees, as the oak, cherry, maple, or mahogany. 1
- noun hardwood a tree yielding such wood. 1
- adjective hardwood made or constructed of hardwood: a hardwood floor. 1
- noun hardwood The wood from a broadleaved tree (such as oak, ash, or beech) as distinguished from that of conifers. 1
- noun hardwood wood 1
- noun hardwood tree 1
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Origin of hardwood
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; hard + wood1
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Parts of speech for Hardwood
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hardwood popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hardwood usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hardwood
noun hardwood
- forest — Lee, 1873–1961, U.S. inventor of radio, telegraphic, and telephonic equipment.
- log — Mathematics. logarithm.
- girder — a large beam, as of steel, reinforced concrete, or timber, for supporting masonry, joists, purlins, etc.
- rafter — a flock, especially of turkeys.
- balk — If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen.
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