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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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The program is organized by the Oceans Department and the Woods Institute for the Environment within the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Indigo Road Hospitality Group, an owner of restaurants and boutique hotels, named Catherine Woods as chief marketing officer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Scott Martin, Forestry England manager for Bourne Woods, said: "His passion, expertise and dedication have made a lasting difference to these forests and the wildlife that depends on them."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

William McLaughlin spent 37 years working as Forestry England wildlife ranger at Bourne Woods, in Lincolnshire.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

I snatched up the gold, clutching it to my chest, then I turned and ran for The Woods.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Alaska is a state of 27 people who all spend their day in the woods fighting with bears.

From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026

Meanwhile, the building’s interiors will draw inspiration from Miami’s tropical surroundings, incorporating greenery, natural woods, stone finishes, and textured materials to create a calming atmosphere.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

"Obviously that will bring some of the wildlife out of the woods, like voles and mice, and I was hoping that the barn owls would then thrive even more than they are already," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

They also tap maple trees for syrup in the woods on their property.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Gingersnipes took off through the dense woods, scrambling over logs and beneath branches, racing toward the thrumming sound of animal chatter.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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