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

“The market has flipped the script,” said Jay Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital Markets.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

When he returned to the U.S. in the early 1880s, Woods settled in Cincinnati, an industrial metropolis, and began inventing in earnest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Like Nikola Tesla and Edison, Woods believed electricity was the future and committed himself to mastering it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Woods would spend years in court in direct contention with the nation’s most formidable inventor, a struggle that would earn him the respect of the engineering community and, eventually, Edison himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Though he was sure the Red Woods weren’t surrounded by skyscrapers the way he was.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova