noun
plywood
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noun
1
A building material made of thin layers of wood glued together, with the grain of each layer running crosswise to the one next to it for strength.
"They used sheets of plywood to board up the broken window."
"The shed was built cheaply out of plywood and a few nails."
verb
1
To cover or reinforce something with plywood.
"They plywooded over the old floorboards before laying the new carpet."
How to Use Plywood
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA cheap, strong wood panel made of thin glued layers, often used for building and DIY projects.
Common pairings
sheet of plywood
plywood board
plywood panel
Word Forms
plywooded past tense, plywoods plural, plywoods singular
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Etymology
From ply (\"a layer\") + wood — literally wood built up in layers.