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  Woods

  noun

  Eldrick Tiger, born 1975, U.S. professional golfer.
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  woods

  plural noun

  closely packed trees forming a forest or wood, esp a specific one

Woods

American  

[woodz] / wʊdz /

noun

1. Eldrick Tiger, born 1975, U.S. professional golfer.

2. Lake of the. Lake of the Woods.

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woods ¹ British  

/ wʊdz /

plural noun

1. closely packed trees forming a forest or wood, esp a specific one

2. another word for backwoods

3. the woodwind instruments in an orchestra See also wood 1

4. informal an area or locality

   a quiet neck of the woods

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Woods ² British  

noun

1. See Lake of the Woods

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Woods ³ British  

/ wʊdz /

noun

1. Tiger, real name Eldrick Woods . born 1975, US golfer: youngest US Masters champion and first Black golfer to win a major championship; winner of the US Masters (1997, 2001–02, 2005), US Open (2000, 2002, 2008), British Open Championship (2000, 2005–06), and the PGA Championship (1999, 2000, 2006-07); in 2001 he became the only player to hold all four major titles at once

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Example Sentences

Hotter than expected inflation will both test the market’s resolve and “throw a bucket of cold water on momentum,” said Jay Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital Markets.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Fans at Mattioli Woods Welford Road are used to entertainment by bulldozer.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“The index wasn’t designed to do that,” Woods added.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Andrea Zambonin's late try helped to lift Exeter Chiefs back into the Prem play-off places as they won 35-26 against third-placed Leicester Tigers at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

“Charlene Woods in my class is black. Her brother, Delroy Woods, is black.”

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia