ALL meanings of touch wood
touch wood
T t - 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
- noun touch wood Often, woods. (used with a singular or plural verb) a large and thick collection of growing trees; a grove or forest: They picnicked in the woods. 1
- noun touch wood Golf. a club with a wooden head, as a driver, brassie, spoon, or baffy for hitting long shots. Compare iron (def 5). 1
- adjective touch wood made of wood; wooden. 1
- adjective touch wood used to store, work, or carry wood: a wood chisel. 1
- adjective touch wood dwelling or growing in woods: wood bird. 1
- verb with object touch wood to cover or plant with trees. 1
- verb with object touch wood to supply with wood; get supplies of wood for. 1
- verb without object touch wood to take in or get supplies of wood (often followed by up): to wood up before the approach of winter. 1
- idioms touch wood have the wood on, Australian Slang. to have an advantage over or have information that can be used against. 1
- idioms touch wood knock on wood, (used when knocking on something wooden to assure continued good luck): The car's still in good shape, knock on wood. Also, especially British, touch wood. 1
- idioms touch wood out of the woods, out of a dangerous, perplexing, or difficult situation; secure; safe. no longer in precarious health or critical condition; out of danger and recovering. 1
- convention touch wood You can say 'touch wood' in British English, or 'knock on wood' in American English, to indicate that you hope to have good luck in something you are doing, usually after saying that you have been lucky with it so far. 0