hardwood

1. (исчисляемое)The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.

   Balsa is a hardwood, but a soft hardwood.

   Laubholz, Hartholz

   the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)

2. (исчисляемое)(in more general use) As the preceding, but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness.

   Ash, hickory and oak are some of the most prominent domestic hardwoods.

3. (исчисляемое)The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.

   This hardwood has been planted extensively throughout the hills here.

4. (неисчисляемое)A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.

   You should have used hardwood for this window sill instead of this junk.

5. (исчисляемое, сленг, неисчисляемое)The sport of basketball, in particular, an indoor basketball court; so named because the floor of an indoor basketball court is normally made of hardwood.

1. I prefer hardwood floors to carpet.

   Я предпочитаю деревянный пол вместо ковра. — odexed

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2. His boots smacked on the hardwood floor.

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3. In woodworking, we classify wood as hardwood, softwood or exotic wood.

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4. The American beech is among the most shade-tolerant hardwoods of eastern North America.

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