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

Authorities had placed a police trailer camera at the front of the home, but someone pried off the plywood covering the rear window and broke the glass to get inside, police said. —Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 18 June 2025

But that was breached sometime overnight, when someone pried the plywood off a back window and broke the glass, making the home a crime scene for a second time, police said Wednesday. —Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025

The best materials for an aquarium stand are plywood and/or metal. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 June 2025

All of the cabinetry is high-quality, Baltic birch plywood that’s completely modular and can be easily repaired or replaced if necessary. —Bryan Rogala, Outside Online, 28 May 2025

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