name, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of wood form-of, plural
2. 2
   A dense collection of trees, usually one covering a relatively small area; usually smaller than a forest. plural, sometimes, usually

   "These woods are part of the Campbell property."

3. 3
   the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area wordnet
4. 4
   For chemical behavior purposes, trees in full leaf (coniferous or medium-dense deciduous forests). attributive, plural

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of wood form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A topographic surname from Middle English, variant of Wood. Possibly patronymic. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   plural of Wood form-of, plural
3. 3
   A number of places:; An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Florida, United States. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A number of places:; An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. countable, uncountable
5. 5
   A number of places:; An unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   A number of places:; A community in Carling township, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
7. 7
   A number of places:; A locality near Owen, South Australia. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

forestafforestationarboretumaulosback countrybackwoods

Example

More examples

"The church is surrounded by woods and lakes."

Related phrases

Big WoodsGreat North WoodsLake of the WoodsWoods CountyWoods Pointmaster of the woodsout of the woods

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