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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

“There’s an optimism to ‘Only Happy When It Rains’ that feels very Elle Woods.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

While this weakness could go on for a bit, Freedom Capital chief market strategist Jay Woods said it won’t last long.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

And one of the few answers offered by “Elle”—which rises out of what might be called the “Legally Blonde” Universe—is Lexi Minetree, the newcomer playing Elle Woods, jurisprudential-genius-to-be and follower of fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

New details were announced at a news conference fronted by former world number one golfer Tiger Woods, before this week's Travelers Championship in Connecticut.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

He lived far away in the Big Woods, in a big log house.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder