greenwood

[ green-woo d ]

/ ˈgrinˌwʊd /

noun

a woods or forest when green, as in summer.

Nearby words

greenwich, greenwich hour angle, greenwich mean time, greenwich time, greenwich village, greenwood, greer, greet, greeter, greeting, greeting card

Origin of greenwood

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at green, wood¹

Definition for greenwood (2 of 2)

Greenwood

[ green-woo d ]

/ ˈgrinˌwʊd /

noun

a city in W South Carolina.

a city in NW Mississippi.

a town in central Indiana.

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Examples from the Web for greenwood

“There used to be a lot more of us,” said Greenwood, who serves on the board of directors for the National Audubon Society.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows, May 18|PunditFact.com|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
W.C. Handy, the so-called Father of the Blues and composer of “St. Louis Blues,” is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in the Bronx.
Blues Musicians in Unmarked Graves Are Finally Getting Some Respect|Malcolm Jones|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Greenwood is a tiny farming community of 15,000 people, and we found about 70 percent of our locations within a three-mile radius.
How We Made 'The Help'|Brunson Green|August 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Within an hour of arriving in Greenwood, Miss., we had found our “backlot” for The Help.
How We Made 'The Help'|Brunson Green|August 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Boy, were we wrong: Being in Greenwood provided the right recipe to re-create that feeling.
How We Made 'The Help'|Brunson Green|August 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Greenwood knew well that this was only the beginning of his troubles.
Marion Fay|Anthony Trollope
Mr. Greenwood got up from the edge of the chair, and again stood in the middle of the room.
Marion Fay|Anthony Trollope
"Call upon me to-morrow, and I will give you another twenty pounds to free me from these bonds," said Greenwood.
The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4|George W. M. Reynolds
It will have been caught ere now, or it will make its way to Greenwood.
Lewis Rand|Mary Johnston
We followed the Chambersburg pike as far as Greenwood where we turned to the left down a road leading southerly.
Our campaign around Gettysburg|John Lockwood

British Dictionary definitions for greenwood

greenwood

/ (ˈɡriːnˌwʊd) /

noun

a forest or wood when the leaves are green: the traditional setting of stories about English outlaws, esp Robin Hood

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greenwood

noun

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greenwood

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