Meaning & use
made of wood
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Meaning
phrasefixed phrase
Built or formed using wood as the main material.
Grammar: Comes after the noun it describes, often after 'be': 'The chair is made of wood.' It does not change form.
Patterns
- be made of wood
- something made of wood
- a toy made of wood
The old bridge is made of wood and needs repairs.
She bought a small box made of wood for her jewelry.
Most of the furniture in the room is made of wood.
Common combinations
- made of wood and metal
- The gate is made of wood and metal.
- a frame made of wood
- The mirror has a frame made of wood.
- solid wood
- The table is solid wood, not a cheap copy.
- made from wood
- Paper is made from wood.
Synonyms and how they differ
- wooden
- An adjective placed before the noun, as in 'a wooden box'; 'made of wood' comes after the noun.
- made from wood
- Used when the wood has been changed into something else, such as paper or cardboard.
- made out of wood
- An informal spoken variant with the same meaning as 'made of wood'.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: made of wood or made from wood?
made of wood vs made from wood
Use 'made of' when you can still see the material, as in a wooden chair; use 'made from' when the material has been changed, as in paper made from wood.
Practice
Paper is usually ______ wood, while a chair is usually made of wood.
Choose one answer.
'Made from' is correct because wood is changed into paper and you can no longer see the original material. 'Made of' would suggest you can still see the wood, 'made with' means wood was one ingredient among others, and 'made by' introduces the person or company that made it.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “made of wood”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.