blackwood

Black·wood

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [blak-woo d]
- /ˈblækˌwʊd/
- /ˈblæ.kwʊd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak-woo d]
- /ˈblækˌwʊd/

Definitions of blackwood word

noun blackwood a tall Australian acacia tree, A. melanoxylon, having small clusters of flowers and curved pods and yielding highly valued black timber 3
noun blackwood any of various trees or shrubs of the leguminous genus Dalbergia, esp D. melanoxylon (of Africa) or D. latifolia (of India), yielding black wood used for carving and musical instruments 3
noun blackwood the wood of any of these trees 3
noun blackwood a conventional bidding sequence of four and five no-trumps, which are requests to the partner to show aces and kings respectively 3
noun blackwood Algernon (Henry). 1869–1951, British novelist and short-story writer; noted for his supernatural tales 3
noun blackwood William, 1776–1834, English publisher. 1

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blackwood popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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