woods
/wʊdz/ · noun
Meaning
- The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
- The wood of a particular species of tree.
- A forested or wooded area.
- Firewood.
- A type of golf club, the head of which was traditionally made of wood.
- A woodwind instrument.
- To cover or plant with trees.
- To hide behind trees.
- To supply with wood, or get supplies of wood for.
- To take or get a supply of wood.
- (sometimes offensive, of a person) A peckerwood.
- (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.
- For chemical behavior purposes, trees in full leaf (coniferous or medium-dense deciduous forests).
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