woods
noun
Form of wood , plural of wood.
Simple meaning
A dense collection of trees, usually one covering a relatively small area.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
wuudzIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈwʊdz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
(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.
militaryattributive
For chemical behavior purposes, trees in full leaf (coniferous or medium-dense deciduous forests).
A number of places
A community in Carling township, Ontario, Canada.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: (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.
Used this way, woods is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It stays understated rather than dramatic. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Mild
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use woods
- “These woods are part of the Campbell property.”noun
- “Teak is much used for outdoor benches, but a number of other woods are also suitable, such as ipé, redwood, etc.”noun
- “He got lost in the woods beyond Seattle.”noun
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
Made of or containing or resembling wood.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees.
A surrounding or nearby region.
Edible mild-tasting mushroom found in coniferous woodlands of eastern North America.
Flee.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Someone who lives in the woods.
Skill and experience in matters relating to the woods (as hunting or fishing or camping).
Common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows.
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Synonyms
Sense: (usually with plural construction
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