woods

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʊdz

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Noun

woods

1. Plural form of wood
2. (uncountable) A dense collection of trees covering a relatively small area; smaller than a forest.
3. (Military) For chemical behavior purposes, trees in full leaf (coniferous or medium-dense deciduous forests).

Usage notes

In English, one does not say "I was lost in the wood," but rather "I was lost in the woods."

Hyponyms

• See also Wikisaurus:forest

Derived terms

• out of the woods

Translations

Verb

woods

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wood.