Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tuhch woo d]
- /tʌtʃ wʊd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tuhch woo d]
- /tʌtʃ wʊd/
Definitions of touch wood words
- noun touch wood the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 1
- noun touch wood the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other purposes; timber or lumber. 1
- noun touch wood firewood. 1
- noun touch wood the cask, barrel, or keg, as distinguished from the bottle: aged in the wood. 1
- noun touch wood woodblock (def 1). 1
- noun touch wood Music. a woodwind instrument. the section of a band or orchestra composed of woodwinds. 1
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Origin of touch wood
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English wudu, earlier widu; cognate with Old Norse vithr, Old High German witu, Old Irish fid
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Parts of speech for Touch wood
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
touch wood popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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