woods
UK/wʊdz/
More pronunciations (1)Fewer pronunciations
British/wɵdz/
woods is the plural of wood.
woods is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wood.
Noun
woods pl
- A dense collection of trees, usually one covering a relatively small area; usually smaller than a forest.
- These woods are part of the Campbell property.
- This woods is part of the Campbell property. (uncommon)
- Synonyms:
- timber
- For chemical behavior purposes, trees in full leaf (coniferous or medium-dense deciduous forests).
Meaning of wood
Noun
wood (countable and uncountable, plural woods)
- The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
- This table is made of wood.
- Synonyms:
- timber
- The wood from a particular species of tree.
- Teak is much used for outdoor benches, but a number of other woods are also suitable, such as ipé, redwood, etc.
- A forested or wooded area.
- A wood beyond this moor was viewed as a border area in the seventeenth century.
- Firewood.
- We need more wood for the fire.
- A type of golf club, the head of which was traditionally made of wood.
- A woodwind instrument.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Woods
Woods (countable and uncountable, plural Woodses)
- A topographic surname from Middle English, variant of Wood. Possibly patronymic.
- An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Florida, United States.
- An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.
- A community in Carling township, Ontario, Canada.
- A locality near Owen, South Australia.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Woods
Woods
- plural of Wood
Synonyms of woods
Forms of woods
| plural | Woodses |
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Words formed from woods
Phrases with woods
- peg woods
- cork woods
- woods colt
- birch woods
- elfin woods
- green woods
- North Woods
- three woods
- woods colts
- bullet woods
- citron woods
- Cliffe Woods
41 more phrasesFewer phrases
- Harper Woods
- Laguna Woods
- tallow woods
- woods oyster
- Bretton Woods
- fairway woods
- morning woods
- opossum woods
- woods oysters
- speckled woods
- hen of the woods
- pine woods snake
- babe in the woods
- hens of the woods
- neck of the woods
- North Maine Woods
- pine woods snakes
- babes in the woods
- flame of the woods
- necks of the woods
- chicken of the woods
- old man of the woods
- chickens of the woods
- Cliffe and Cliffe Woods
- Lake of the Woods County
- do bears shit in the woods
- saw the woods for the trees
- see the woods for the trees
- miss the woods for the trees
- seen the woods for the trees
- sees the woods for the trees
- does a bear crap in the woods
- does a bear poop in the woods
- does a bear shit in the woods
- missed the woods for the trees
- misses the woods for the trees
- seeing the woods for the trees
- does the bear shit in the woods
- does the Pope shit in the woods
- missing the woods for the trees
- over the river and through the woods
Words that rhyme with woods
Questions about woods
- What does woods mean?
- Woods means a dense collection of trees, usually one covering a relatively small area; usually smaller than a forest.
- What is woods the plural of?
- Woods is the plural of wood.
- What part of speech is woods?
- Woods can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce woods?
- Woods is pronounced /wʊdz/ (UK).
Words near woods in the dictionary
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