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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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“They trade like a melting ice cube,” said Sanjay Sakhrani, an analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

And for Sophie Woods, this is where women have the edge.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Woods finished with 118 rushing yards in eight carries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Appeared in the September 4, 2026, print edition as 'There’s A&W in These Woods'.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

He leans against my leg while we watch, telling me wild stories about bandapat life in Ethiopia, or the Woods of Mystery, or wherever he’s supposed to be from.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

It’s also right behind the woods that frame Lori’s house.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

Torches lit the way for the 30-year-old groom, known by the callsign Ice, and the 32-year-old bride, Khomochka, through the woods to the altar as fellow soldiers formed a guard of honour.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

It was noon on July 22 when sparks from a mulcher are believed to have set the woods on fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

SAVANNAH, Ga.—Bill Howard’s family has earned a living from the piney woods of southeast Georgia since 1898, when his great-grandfather and seven great-great uncles started cutting lumber with a portable sawmill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

To the east all the way to the edge of the Deep Forest, lay the vast sunlit woods where the prey grow fat in autumn, and berries and nuts are plentiful.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver