closely packed trees forming a forest or wood, esp a specific one
2. another word for backwoods (sense 2)
3.
the woodwind instruments in an orchestra
See also wood1 (sense 8)
4. neck of the woods
Woods in British English1
noun
Lake of the Woods
Woods in British English2
(wʊdz)
noun
Tiger, real name Eldrick Woods. born 1975, US golfer: youngest US Masters champion and first Black golfer to win a major championship; winner of the US Masters (1997, 2001–02, 2005, 2019), US Open (2000, 2002, 2008), BritishOpen Championship (2000, 2005–06), and the PGA Championship (1999, 2000, 2006–07);in 2001 he became the only player to hold all four major titles at once
Woods in American English
(wʊdz)
see Lake of the Woods
More idioms containing
woods
a babe in the woods
this neck of the woods
your neck of the woods
not out of the woods
Examples of 'woods' in a sentence
woods
Justin led the way in his Packard, heading south down Old Stone Highway, the narrow road weaving its way through the oak woods.
Mark Mills AMAGANSETT (2004)
The treasures she sought were only to be found deep in the woods.
Mark Mills AMAGANSETT (2004)
The sun had vanished and dusk had taken over the countryside, casting villages, fields and woods in eerie purple half-light.
Stuart Harrison LOST SUMMER (2004)
All related terms of 'woods'
wood
Wood is the material which forms the trunks and branches of trees.
Bretton Woods
resort in the White Mountains, N.H.: site of a United Nations monetary conference (1944) at which the International Monetary Fund was established
out of the woods
out of difficulty , danger , etc.
dead wood
People or things that have been used for a very long time and that are no longer considered to be useful can be referred to as dead wood .
Lake of the Woods
a lake in N central North America , mostly in W Northern Ontario , Canada : fed chiefly by the Rainy River; drains into Lake Winnipeg by the Winnipeg River; many islands; tourist region. Area: 3846 sq km (1485 sq miles)
neck of the woods
an area or locality
aloes wood
eaglewood
a babe in the woods
an innocent person with no experience who is involved in a complicated situation that they do not understand
Bretton Woods Conference
an international monetary conference held in 1944 at Bretton Woods in New Hampshire , which resulted in the establishment of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund
brazil wood
the red wood obtained from various tropical leguminous trees of the genus Caesalpinia , such as C. echinata of America : used for cabinetwork
citron wood
the wood of the citron tree
gopher wood
the wood used in the construction of Noah's ark , thought to be a type of cypress ( Genesis 6:14)
shittim wood
a kind of wood, probably acacia , from which the Ark of the Covenant and parts of the tabernacle were made
tallow wood
a tall eucalyptus tree, Eucalyptus microcorys, of coastal regions, having soft fibrous bark and conical fruits and yielding a greasy timber
not out of the woods
If something or someone is not out of the woods yet, they are still having difficulties or problems .
this neck of the woods
the place where you are at the moment
your neck of the woods
Someone or something that is from your neck of the woods is from the same part of the country as you are.
campeachy wood
wood from the Central American tree Haematoxylon campechianum
log of wood
→ the log of wood
magnetic wood
wood containing fine particles of nickel-zinc ferrite which absorb microwave radio signals, used to line rooms where mobile phone use is undesirable
partridge-wood
the dark striped wood of the tropical American leguminous tree, Andira inermis, used for cabinetwork
speckled wood
a common woodland brown satyrid butterfly , Pararge aegeria, marked with pale orange or yellowish-white spots
babe
Some people use babe as an affectionate way of addressing someone they love .
aloes
an Asian thymelaeaceous tree, Aquilaria agallocha, having fragrant wood that yields a resin used as a perfume
brazil
the red wood obtained from various tropical leguminous trees of the genus Caesalpinia , such as C. echinata of America: used for cabinetwork
sandarac
either of two coniferous trees, Tetraclinis articulata of N Africa or Callistris endlicheri of Australia , having hard fragrant dark wood: family Cupressaceae
sandarac tree
either of two coniferous trees, Tetraclinis articulata of N Africa or Callistris endlicheri of Australia , having hard fragrant dark wood: family Cupressaceae
log
A log is a piece of a thick branch or of the trunk of a tree that has been cut so that it can be used for fuel or for making things.
baffy
an obsolete short wooden golf club used to add lift to the ball
spoon
A spoon is an object used for eating, stirring, and serving food. One end of it is shaped like a shallow bowl and it has a long handle.