1. hardwood - Noun
2. hardwood - Adjective
the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)
Source: WordNetI'm never going to be a modern gal. I love colonial. I love early American. I love a big rectangular piece of brown furniture on a hardwood floor. Emily Procter
When I want to kick it up, I like to add hardwood chips or chunks to the grill; it adds bold smoky flavors. The most common woods are hickory and mesquite, but you can find alder, apple, cherry and, my personal favorite, pecan. Emeril Lagasse
Scatter soaked hardwood chunks over your coals for a quick and easy way to add a smoky nuance to your grilled foods. Emeril Lagasse
My little brother Paul. He owns his own floor sanding business called Silly P Hardwood Floors and he's really good. Amy Sedaris
A 740-square-foot postwar co-op, with hardwood floors, a windowed kitchen with butcher block counters and a home office with French doors, in a non-doorman, 1963 elevator building. Source: Internet
A 625-square-foot prewar co-op, with inlaid hardwood floors, a living room with built-in bookshelves and a windowed eat-in kitchen, in a non-doorman walk-up limestone rowhouse. Source: Internet