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
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Look, the farmer has erected a wild west boomtown out of plywood.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
The walls were paper-like plywood, and Tupac decorated them with images of his heroes — Bruce Lee, LL Cool J, New Edition, Sheila E.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
On a plywood bookshelf above the twin bed sat a dozen teddy bears of varying age and quality, some patchy and furless.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Almost all of the supplies have to come in by barge – plywood to nails to windows – and that isn’t going to happen in winter.
—Rick Thoman, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
The walls were paper-like plywood, and Tupac decorated them with images of his heroes — Bruce Lee, LL Cool J, New Edition, Sheila E.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
On a plywood bookshelf above the twin bed sat a dozen teddy bears of varying age and quality, some patchy and furless.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Almost all of the supplies have to come in by barge – plywood to nails to windows – and that isn’t going to happen in winter.
—Rick Thoman, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Plywood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plywood. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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plywood
noun
ply·wood
ˈplī-ˌwu̇d
: a strong board made by gluing thin sheets of wood together under heat and pressure
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