plywood

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
17
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈplaɪwʊd/

Definition of plywood

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)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.
    “After the hurricane there was a severe regional shortage of plywood, especially exterior plywood.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)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.
    “After the hurricane there was a severe regional shortage of plywood, especially exterior plywood.”
  2. (countable, usually)A specific grade or type of this construction material.
    “We stock exterior plywoods, interior plywoods, and furniture plywoods.”

verb

  1. (transitive)To fit or block up with plywood.

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Etymology

From ply (“sheet”) + wood.

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