MEANING
A manufactured wood sheet made from thin layers bonded together, usually with alternating grain directions.
Use it for
temporary closures; inexpensive fittings; improvised repairsSignal makeshift or economical construction through a recognizable material.
Words that belong together
- plywood sheet
- plywood partition
- boarded with plywood
On the page
Plywood covered the broken shop window.
At the desk's chipped edge, the layers of plywood showed through.
They built a temporary partition from plywood and battens.
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- plywood
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture. Not a solid timber plank; exposed edges commonly reveal the layers. Mass noun; no ordinary plural.
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