ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Woods

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /wʊdz/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Woods is a noun meaning plural of wood.

Meaning

plural of wood.

More Meanings

  1. (military, attributive) For chemical behavior purposes, trees in full leaf (coniferous or medium-dense deciduous forests).
  2. third-person singular simple present indicative of wood
  3. (usually with plural construction, sometimes with singular construction) A dense collection of trees, usually one covering a relatively small area; usually smaller than a forest.

Example Sentences

The woods are lovely, dark and deep
These woods are part of the Campbell property.
This woods is part of the Campbell property. (uncommon)
Night after night, we both had similar dreams that our daughter was wandering around in a woods.

Synonyms for woods

Depending on context, synonyms include forest, wood.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include forest, timber, woodland, forestry, woody, bosque.

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