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Plywood Moderate

Plywood has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a laminate made of thin layers of wood

"The carpenter chose sturdy plywood for the bookshelf because its laminated construction could support heavy items without warping."

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.

"The carpenter measured the plywood before cutting it into planks for the new deck railing."

Verb
1

To fit or block up with plywood.

"The carpenter decided to ply the broken window frame with fresh lumber to keep the rain out before installing new glass."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
laminate

Origin

The word plywood comes from combining "ply," meaning sheet, with "wood." It originally referred to sheets of wood layered together.

Rhyming Words
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