backwoods

[ bak-woodz ]

/ ˈbækˈwʊdz /

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noun

(often used with a singular verb) wooded or partially uncleared and unsettled districts.

any remote or isolated area.

adjective Also backwood, backwoodsy.

of or relating to the backwoods.

unsophisticated; uncouth.

Origin of backwoods

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10; back¹ + woods¹ (in the sense “a forest”)

SYNONYMS FOR backwoods

2 hinterland, provinces, wild, woodland; sticks, boondocks, boonies, bush, backwater.

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Words nearby backwoods

backwards, backwash, backwater, backwater valve, backwind, backwoods, backwoodsman, backword, backwrap, backyard, baclava

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Example sentences from the Web for backwoods

He spends his days shacked up in a 400-square-foot converted turkey coop in the backwoods of Maine.
Burt’s Bees Co-Founder Burt Shavitz on the Doc ‘Burt’s Buzz,’ and Losing Millions|Marlow Stern|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He suspected that the driver, who was identified as Cody Alan Legebokoff, was poaching in the backwoods.
A Teen Serial Killer in Canada?|Christine Pelisek|October 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
While this free outdoor life develops strong and vigorous bodies, there is not much schooling in these backwoods settlements.
Stories of Later American History|Wilbur F. Gordy
He had recognized that it was more effective to appear the backwoods lawyer than the well-groomed attorney.
The Code of the Mountains|Charles Neville Buck

"Just exactly my way of looking at it, Major," answered Life, to whom the backwoods manner of talking was now a thing of the past.
An Undivided Union|Oliver Optic
One described it as an “ungainly craft looking precisely like a backwoods sawmill mounted on a scow and set on fire.”
Historic Inventions|Rupert S. Holland
Furthermore, the frontier journalists often noted the fine hospitality and congeniality of their backwoods hosts.
The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784|George D. Wolf

British Dictionary definitions for backwoods

backwoods

/ (ˈbækwʊdz) /

pl n

mainly US and Canadian partially cleared, sparsely populated forests

any remote sparsely populated place

(modifier) of, from, or like the backwoods

(modifier) uncouth; rustic

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单词	backwoods
释义	backwoods [ bak-woodz ] / ˈbækˈwʊdz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR backwoods ON THESAURUS.COM noun (often used with a singular verb) wooded or partially uncleared and unsettled districts. any remote or isolated area. adjective Also backwood, backwoodsy. of or relating to the backwoods. unsophisticated; uncouth. Origin of backwoods An Americanism dating back to 1700–10; back¹ + woods¹ (in the sense “a forest”) SYNONYMS FOR backwoods 2 hinterland, provinces, wild, woodland; sticks, boondocks, boonies, bush, backwater. SEE SYNONYMS FOR backwoods ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby backwoods backwards, backwash, backwater, backwater valve, backwind, backwoods, backwoodsman, backword, backwrap, backyard, baclava Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for backwoods He spends his days shacked up in a 400-square-foot converted turkey coop in the backwoods of Maine. Burt’s Bees Co-Founder Burt Shavitz on the Doc ‘Burt’s Buzz,’ and Losing Millions\|Marlow Stern\|September 11, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He suspected that the driver, who was identified as Cody Alan Legebokoff, was poaching in the backwoods. A Teen Serial Killer in Canada?\|Christine Pelisek\|October 23, 2011\|DAILY BEAST While this free outdoor life develops strong and vigorous bodies, there is not much schooling in these backwoods settlements. Stories of Later American History\|Wilbur F. Gordy He had recognized that it was more effective to appear the backwoods lawyer than the well-groomed attorney. The Code of the Mountains\|Charles Neville Buck "Just exactly my way of looking at it, Major," answered Life, to whom the backwoods manner of talking was now a thing of the past. An Undivided Union\|Oliver Optic One described it as an “ungainly craft looking precisely like a backwoods sawmill mounted on a scow and set on fire.” Historic Inventions\|Rupert S. Holland Furthermore, the frontier journalists often noted the fine hospitality and congeniality of their backwoods hosts. The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784\|George D. Wolf British Dictionary definitions for backwoods backwoods / (ˈbækwʊdz) / pl n mainly US and Canadian partially cleared, sparsely populated forests any remote sparsely populated place (modifier) of, from, or like the backwoods (modifier) uncouth; rustic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to backwoods backcountry, outback, boondocks, frontier, isolation, woodland, hinterland, interior, sticks, timberland, terra incognita
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backwoods

noun

adjective Also backwood, backwoodsy.

Origin of backwoods

SYNONYMS FOR backwoods

Words nearby backwoods

Example sentences from the Web for backwoods

British Dictionary definitions for backwoods

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