name · noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈbit͡ʃˌwʊd/
CMU ARPABET:B IY1 CH W UH2 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A suburb of Runcorn, Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5380).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 2
A neighbourhood of Bidston, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ2889).
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Meaning 3
A settlement in Berkswell parish, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP2677).
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Meaning 4
A suburb, ward, and community (without a council) in the City of Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST3388).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 5
A locality in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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Meaning 6
A community in North Middlesex, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 7
An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Indiana, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 8
An unincorporated community in Iron County, Michigan, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 9
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Ottawa County, Michigan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 10
An unincorporated community in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 11
The wood of beech trees (Fagus spp.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 12
A wood largely populated with beech trees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 13
wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: beech
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wood
History
Etymology
From beech + wood.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
ahishtë
— the wood of the beech tree
German:
Buchenholz
— the wood of the beech tree
Luxembourgish:
Bichenholz
— the wood of the beech tree
Polish:
buczyna
— the wood of the beech tree
Albanian:
dru ahu
— a wood largely populated with beech trees
Aromanian:
fãdzet
— a wood largely populated with beech trees
Asturian:
fayéu
— a wood largely populated with beech trees
Asturian:
fayal
— a wood largely populated with beech trees
Asturian:
fayedal
— a wood largely populated with beech trees
German:
Buchenwald
— a wood largely populated with beech trees
Italian:
faggeto
— a wood largely populated with beech trees
Old English:
bōcwudu
— a wood largely populated with beech trees
Polish:
buczyna
— a wood largely populated with beech trees
Portuguese:
faial
— a wood largely populated with beech trees
Romanian:
făget
— a wood largely populated with beech trees
Romanian:
faganiș
— a wood largely populated with beech trees
Spanish:
hayedo
— a wood largely populated with beech trees