 | English  | German | |
 | wood {adj} [attr.] [wooden; also: for working with wood, e.g. wood saw] | 155 Holz- | |
| creaking {adj} {pres-p} [e.g. wooden stair] | 23 knarzend [regional] [knarrend] [Holztreppe bzw. Holzstufe, Fußboden] | |
| furn. lathed {adj} {past-p} [wooden objects] | 6 gedrechselt | |
| boarded {adj} [(consisting) of wooden boards] | brettern [selten] [aus Holzbrettern (bestehend)] | |
| Verbs |
| to carve (sth.) [wooden objects] | 1672 (etw.Akk.) schnitzen | |
| gastr. to blend sth. [e.g. with a wooden spoon] | 168 etw. anrühren | |
| to clean [wooden floors with steel wool] | spänen | |
| Nouns |
| board [esp. wooden board; also: for games, diving board, etc.] | 984 Brett {n} [auch: Spielbrett, Sprungbrett etc.] | |
| case [wooden box] | 874 Kiste {f} [Behälter] | |
| constr. timber [wooden beam] | 283 Balken {m} [Holzbalken] | |
| crate [wooden box] | 189 Lattenkiste {f} | |
| case [box, esp. wooden box] | 63 Kasten {m} [Kiste] | |
| booth [wooden] | 17 Bretterhütte {f} | |
| constr. shake [a wooden shingle made from split logs] | 13 Schindel {f} [Holzschindel; durch Spalten aus einem Block hergestellt] | |
| casket [Br.] [wooden box for cremated ashes] | 7 Urnenschachtel {f} | |
| comm. hist. transp. [Peddler / pedlar transporting his goods afoot with a wooden back frame] | 6 Kiepenkerl {m} [nordd.] [Hausierer mit Rückentrage] | |
| art lovespoon [wooden spoon decoratively carved] | 6 Liebeslöffel {m} | |
| box [wooden crate] | 5 Harass {m} [schweiz.] | |
| hist. tools dolly [short wooden pole for stirring clothes in a washtub] | 5 Wäschestampfer {m} | |
| lug [(wooden) box or crate] | 5 Stiege {f} [Steige, Horde, Hürde, Lattenkiste (meist aus Holz)] | |
| furn. [a wooden chair with four slanted legs and a slab-like backrest dovetailed into the massive plank seat] | Stabelle {f} | |
| gastr. [assorted cold cuts, e.g. ham, cheese, salami served on a wooden plate] | Brotzeitbrettl {n} [bayer.] [Brotzeit als Imbiss] | |
| comm. spec. [goods transported to markets by workers with wooden racks or baskets on their backs] | Kraxenwaren {pl} [österr.] [sonst regional] | |
| gastr. [ham, cheese, salami, etc. served on a wooden plate] | Brettljause {f} [österr.] | |
| hist. transp. [pedlar transporting his goods afoot with a wooden back frame with shelf] | Kraxenträger {m} [österr.] [bayer.] | |
| [small wooden ruler with a quadrangular profile] | Kantel {m} {n} [veraltet] | |
| [spiked collar, formed of a series of wooden balls linked into a chain by stiff wires bent into the form of hooks] | Korallenhalsband {n} [Hundehalsband aus hölzernen Kugeln mit Spikes] | |
| mus. [Swiss six-holed wooden flute] | Schweitzerpfeiff {f} [neue Schweizerpfeife] [Schweiz] | |
| [wooden block or beam with square or rectangular cross section] | Kantel {f} | |
| hist. sports [wooden skates with a steel edge] | Friesen {pl} [österr.] [hölzerne Schlittschuhe mit Eisenkufen] | |
| mus. [wooden trumpet] | Holztrompete {f} [Wagner: Tristan und Isolde] | |
| mus. clave [one of a pair of wooden sticks (claves); usually used in plural] | Klangholz {n} [Musikinstrument; eines der zwei Holzstöcke (Claves)] | |
| mining cow [wooden wedge] | Holzkeil {m} | |
| flooring [wooden boards] | Fußbodendielung {f} | |
| hist. maiden [obs.] [wooden washing machine] | Holzwaschmaschine {f} | |
| gastr. muddler [wooden spoon with hole] | Lochkelle {f} [Rührlöffel] | |
| furn. pelmet [wooden curtain track cover] | Karniese {f} [österr.] [auch: Karnise] [Gardinenleiste] | |
| furn. pelmet [wooden curtain track cover] | Karnische {f} [österr.] [Gardinenleiste] | |
| tools penknife [with wooden handle and one blade] | Feitel {m} [österr.] [bayer.] [Taschenmesser mit Holzgriff und einer Klinge] | |
| oenol. winepress [wooden] | Torkel {m} {f} [regional] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| gastr. butter hand [wooden spatula used when making butter] | Butterspachtel {m} {f} | |
| gastr. butter pat [wooden spatula used when making butter] | Butterspachtel {m} {f} | |
| jobs case maker [of wooden cases] | Kistenmacher {m} | |
| floor oil [for wooden floors] | Bodenöl {n} [für Holzböden] | |
| relig. palm donkey [decorated donkey or wooden donkey in Palm Sunday processions] | Palmesel {m} | |
| peg-legger [coll.] [male with an artificial leg, esp. a wooden leg] | Einbeiniger {m} [bes. mit einem Holzbein] | |
| tech. sliding lid [e.g. on a wooden box] | Schiebedeckel {m} | |
| material wood part [wooden part] | Holzteil {n} | |
| wooden gun [wooden rifle] | Holzgewehr {n} | |
| sports wooden spoonist [coll.] [also: wooden-spoonist] [last position in a table at end of season] | Tabellenschlusslicht {n} [Mannschaft auf dem letzten Tabellenplatz am Saisonende] | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| year of the wooden dog [Chinese calendar] [also: year of the Wooden Dog; Year of the Wooden Dog] | Jahr {n} des Holz-Hundes [chinesischer Kalender] | |
| year of the wooden horse [Chinese calandar] [also: Year of the Wooden Horse] | Jahr {n} des Holz-Pferds [chinesischer Kalender] | |
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