softwood definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: wood that ... to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) [syn: softwood, deal] Merriam Webster's I. noun Date: 1809 1. the ... that of an angiospermous tree 2. a tree that yields softwood II. adjective Date: 1855 having or made of softwood Britannica Concise Timber obtained from coniferous trees (mainly of the ... families). With the exception of bald cypress, tamarack, and larch, softwood trees are evergreens. Softwood is mostly obtained from the Baltic, Scandinavia, and N. ...
... slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad] 4: a plank of softwood (fir or pine board) 5: wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) [syn: softwood, deal] 6: the cards held in a card game by ... smack, small amount, small share, smite, snap, snow, soak, sock, softwood, space, spate, splat, spoon out, stack, stacks, stake, stave, stick ...
... in light-frame construction. Lumber is classified as hardwood or softwood (see wood). The term often refers specifically to the products ... foot, skip, slab, slat, slink, slip, slither, slog, slouch, snarl, softwood, splat, spoil, stagger, stalk, stamp, stave, stick, stick of wood ...