plywood

CEFRB2

/ˈplaɪwʊd/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A strong board made from thin layers of wood.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A specific grade or type of this construction material.

Examples

  • Having been informed that plywood is sufficient, I will make it with plywood, as instructed.

  • Layla found a plywood board in the basement.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈplɑewʊd/
  • /ˈplɑjwɵd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To fit or block up with plywood.

  2. Construction material supplied in sheets, and made of three or more layers of wood veneer glued together, laid up with alternating layers having their grain perpendicular to each other.

More examples

In context

  • These plywood beams are of different thicknesses.

  • After the hurricane there was a severe regional shortage of plywood, especially exterior plywood.

  • We stock exterior plywoods, interior plywoods, and furniture plywoods.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

To build the bookshelf, the carpenter cut sheets of blank made from thin layers of wood glued together.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From ply (“sheet”) + wood.