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hardwood
/ 藞丑蓱藧诲藢飞蕣诲 /
noun
- the wood of any of numerous broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees, such as oak, beech, ash, etc, as distinguished from the wood of a conifer
- any tree from which this wood is obtained
hardwood
- A eudicot or magnoliid tree, especially as distinguished from a coniferous, or softwood, tree.
- The wood of a eudicot or magnoliid tree. Hardwoods are in general harder than softwood. However, some hardwoods, such as basswood, are comparatively soft, while some softwoods, such as yew, are comparatively hard.
Example Sentences
Watkins was bumped, then fell to the hardwood in agony that was apparent even before she hit the ground.
Like all superstitious sports fans, Morgan had to give a little significance the fact that the Knicks went on to win after he left his lunch on the hardwood.
Ninety-six seconds remained in the latest meeting of the crosstown showdown 鈥 a game that, in recent memory, had lent itself to late-game heroics on this very hardwood.
In De Longe鈥檚 classroom, I grabbed a pair of scissors, cut through the new rug鈥檚 plastic packaging and unfurled it on the hardwood floor.
Winding up face down on the court, Bilodeau pounded the hardwood with both hands and uttered an expletive.
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