plywood

noun

ply·​wood ˈplī-ˌwu̇d 

: a structural material consisting of sheets of wood glued or cemented together with the grains of adjacent layers arranged at right angles or at a wide angle

Examples of plywood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjacent to the bookstore, the untitled work bends and bulges on a plywood structure. — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Kherson bears deep scars of war, with plywood covering windows and shattered glass everywhere. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

The playground, called The Yard, resembles a junkyard where kids are given free rein to saw plywood by hand, romp in mud pits, and nail together structures to climb and jump from. — Marina Lopes, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026

Storefront display windows of luxury shops in Rome, Milan and Florence were boarded up with plywood, with many businesses closing early in anticipation of violence. — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

ply entry 2 + wood entry 1

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for plywood

• allgood
• basswood
• beechwood
• bellwood
• birchwood
• boxwood
• boyhood
• brushwood
• childhood
• cordwood
• dogwood
• driftwood

Kids Definition

plywood

noun

ply·​wood ˈplī-ˌwu̇d 

: a strong board made by gluing thin sheets of wood together under heat and pressure