pearwood

pear·wood

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pair-woo d]
- /ˈpɛərˌwʊd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pair-woo d]
- /ˈpɛərˌwʊd/

Definitions of pearwood word

noun pearwood the hard, fine-grained, reddish wood of the pear tree, used for ornamentation, small articles of furniture, and musical instruments. 1
noun pearwood wood from the pear tree 0

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Origin of pearwood

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15; pear + wood1

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Parts of speech for Pearwood

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pearwood

pearwood popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pearwood usage trend in Literature

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