wood spirit

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noun

methyl alcohol.

(especially in folklore) a supernatural, incorporeal being believed to inhabit the forest.

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Origin of wood spirit

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby wood spirit

woodsia, woodsman, Wood's metal, Woodson, wood sorrel, wood spirit, Woods, Tiger, Woodstock, wood stork, wood sugar, wood-swallow

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How to use wood spirit in a sentence

Education controls the transmission of values and molds the spirit before dominating the soul.
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The moment where they enter the spirit portal symbolizes their evolution from being friends to being a couple.
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He should be free, filling the world with happiness, love and his fighting spirit.
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A worn couch sitting squarely before a wood veneer wall, accented by the head of a deer.
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In Luke it is said, “And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom.”
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Worst danger zone, the open sea, now traversed, but on land not yet out of the wood.
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"But I can't stop to argue about it now;" and, saying this, he turned into a side path, and disappeared in the wood.
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This seems to be contrary to the spirit and intent of the act, which is primarily to centralize reserves in Federal Reserve Banks.
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Thou fell spirit of pride, prejudice, ignorance, and mauvaise honte!
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British Dictionary definitions for wood spirit

wood spirit

noun

chem another name for methanol

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