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woodgrain

/ˈwʊdɡreɪn/

Meanings
noun
The grain of wood.

Examples :

"The new table has a beautiful woodgrain that you can see through the clear finish. "
material appearance

Related Words

Illustration through

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

Illustration that

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

Illustration new

new noun

/njʉː/ /n(j)u/ /njuː/

Things that are new.

"Out with the old, in with the new."

Illustration finish

finish noun

/ˈfɪnɪʃ/

An end; the end of anything.

"The finish of the school year was a relief for all the students. "

Illustration table

table noun

/ˈteɪbəl/

Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.

"The family ate dinner around the large wooden table. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration you

you verb

/jʉː/ /jə/ /juː/ /ju/

To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).

"The teacher youed the students, asking them to raise their hands if they understood the new concept. "

Illustration clear

clear noun

/klɪə(ɹ)/ /klɪɹ/

Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.

"a room ten feet square in the clear"

Illustration grain

grain noun

/ɡɹeɪn/

The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.

"We stored a thousand tons of grain for the winter."

Illustration has

has verb

/hæz/ /hʌz/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration beautiful

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.

"Hey, beautiful!"

Illustration wood

wood noun

/wʊd/

The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.

"There was lots of wood on the beach."