Woods

[ woo dz ]

/ wʊdz /

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noun

Eldrick [el-drik] /ˈɛl drɪk/, Tiger,born 1975, U.S. professional golfer.

Lake of the. Lake of the Woods.

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Definition for woods (2 of 2)

wood¹

[ woo d ]

/ wʊd /

noun

the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem.

the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other purposes; timber or lumber.

firewood.

the cask, barrel, or keg, as distinguished from the bottle: aged in the wood.

woodblock(def 1).

Music.

a woodwind instrument.
the section of a band or orchestra composed of woodwinds.

Often woods. (used with a singular or plural verb) a large and thick collection of growing trees; a grove or forest: They picnicked in the woods.

Golf. a club with a wooden head, as a driver, brassie, spoon, or baffy for hitting long shots.Compare iron(def 5).

adjective

made of wood; wooden.

used to store, work, or carry wood: a wood chisel.

dwelling or growing in woods: wood bird.

verb (used with object)

to cover or plant with trees.

to supply with wood; get supplies of wood for.

verb (used without object)

to take in or get supplies of wood (often followed by up): to wood up before the approach of winter.

Origin of wood

before 900; Middle English; Old English wudu, earlier widu; cognate with Old Norse vithr, Old High German witu, Old Irish fid

SYNONYMS FOR wood

7 See forest.

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OTHER WORDS FROM wood

wood·less, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for woods

“Scratch a liberal, find a fascist every time,” Woods tweeted in April.
How James Woods Became Obama’s Biggest Twitter Troll|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Woods were shredded, the earth trembled and the ground exploded in showers of stone and red-hot metal splinters.
Hitler’s Hail Mary|James A. Warren|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Corden has actually been attached to Into the Woods since the first reading of the screenplay two-and-a-half years ago.
New ‘Late Late Show’ Host James Corden Would Like to Manage Your Expectations|Kevin Fallon|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He becomes especially earnest when the conversation turns to his role as The Baker in Into the Woods.
New ‘Late Late Show’ Host James Corden Would Like to Manage Your Expectations|Kevin Fallon|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Into the Woods director, it soon becomes clear, is itching to get something off his chest.
Rob Marshall Defends ‘Into the Woods’|Kevin Fallon|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Woods gave place to stump-fields in which the young corn sprouted, silvered by the stars.
The Maid-At-Arms|Robert W. Chambers
But the watcher made no movement, nor could I hear a sound, save that of the rising wind playing its dirge through the woods.
In Hostile Red|Joseph Altsheler
There the precise punctures of a rabbit track dotted the level snow of the woods.
The Secret of the Storm Country|Grace Miller White
Saussaye, the French commander, dashed for hiding in the woods.
Canada: the Empire of the North|Agnes C. Laut
A cow grazed in the woods, which had been partly cleared of under-brush, and had the appearance of a park grove.
Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue|Warren T. Ashton

British Dictionary definitions for woods (1 of 6)

woods

/ (wʊdz) /

pl n

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

another word for backwoods (def. 2)

the woodwind instruments in an orchestraSee also wood 1 (def. 8)

neck of the woods informal an area or localitya quiet neck of the woods

British Dictionary definitions for woods (2 of 6)

Woods¹

noun

Lake of the Woods See Lake of the Woods

British Dictionary definitions for woods (3 of 6)

Woods²

/ (wʊdz) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for woods (4 of 6)

Wood

/ (wʊd) /

noun

Mrs Henry, married name of Ellen Price . 1814–87, British novelist, noted esp for the melodramatic novel East Lynne (1861)

Sir Henry (Joseph). 1869–1944, English conductor, who founded the Promenade Concerts in London

John, known as the Elder . 1707–54, British architect and town planner, working mainly in Bath, where he designed the North and South Parades (1728) and the Circus (1754)

his son, John, known as the Younger . 1727–82, British architect: designed the Royal Crescent (1767–71) and the Assembly Rooms (1769–71), Bath

Ralph. 1715–72, British potter, working in Staffordshire, who made the first toby jug (1762)

British Dictionary definitions for woods (5 of 6)

wood¹

/ (wʊd) /

noun

the hard fibrous substance consisting of xylem tissue that occurs beneath the bark in trees, shrubs, and similar plantsRelated adjectives: ligneous, xyloid

the trunks of trees that have been cut and prepared for use as a building material

a collection of trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, etc, usually dominated by one or a few species of tree: usually smaller than a forestan oak wood Related adjective: sylvan

fuel; firewood

golf

a long-shafted club with a broad wooden or metal head, used for driving: numbered from 1 to 7 according to size, angle of face, etc
(as modifier)a wood shot

tennis squash badminton the frame of a rackethe hit a winning shot off the wood

one of the biased wooden bowls used in the game of bowls

music short for woodwind See also woods (def. 3)

casks, barrels, etc, made of wood
from the wood (of a beverage) from a wooden container rather than a metal or glass one

have the wood on or have got the wood on Australian and NZ informal to have an advantage over

out of the wood or out of the woods clear of or safe from dangers or doubtswe're not out of the wood yet

see the wood for the trees (used with a negative) to obtain a general view of a situation, problem, etc, without allowing details to cloud one's analysishe can't see the wood for the trees

(modifier) made of, used for, employing, or handling wooda wood fire

(modifier) dwelling in, concerning, or situated in a wooda wood nymph

verb

(tr) to plant a wood upon

to supply or be supplied with fuel or firewood

Derived forms of wood

woodless, adjective

Word Origin for wood

Old English widu, wudu; related to Old High German witu, Old Norse vithr