Meaning & use
planed wood
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Meaning
noununcountabletechnical
Wood that has been smoothed with a plane so its surface is flat and even.
Grammar: Uncountable when talking about the material: We need more planed wood. It can be countable when meaning types: These planed woods are different.
Patterns
- planed wood
- a piece of planed wood
- planed wood for something
The carpenter used planed wood for the tabletop.
We bought planed wood to make the shelves.
Planed wood is smoother and easier to paint than rough timber.
Common combinations
- planed wood surface
- The planed wood surface felt smooth under my hand.
- a piece of planed wood
- He cut a piece of planed wood to fit the frame.
- planed wood flooring
- They installed planed wood flooring in the living room.
- smooth planed wood
- The cabinet was made from smooth planed wood.
Synonyms and how they differ
- dressed timber
- A more technical term for wood that has been smoothed and shaped; 'planed wood' is the everyday woodwork term.
- smoothed wood
- Describes the result rather than the process; 'planed wood' specifically means wood smoothed with a plane.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: planed wood or plain wood? planed wood or plained?
planed wood vs plain wood
'Plain wood' means wood with no decoration or special finish; 'planed wood' means wood that has been smoothed with a plane.
planed wood vs plained
'Plained' is not a common word; it may be confused with 'planed', which has a clear meaning in woodwork.
Practice
What does 'planed wood' mean?
Choose one answer.
'Planed wood' is wood smoothed with a plane. The other options describe different processes: painting, chopping, or drying.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “planed wood”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.