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woods

/wʊdz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. 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.
  2. The wood of a particular species of tree.
  3. A forested or wooded area.
  4. Firewood.
  5. A type of golf club, the head of which was traditionally made of wood.
  6. A woodwind instrument.
  7. To cover or plant with trees.
  8. To hide behind trees.
  9. To supply with wood, or get supplies of wood for.
  10. To take or get a supply of wood.
  11. (sometimes offensive, of a person) A peckerwood.
  12. (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.
  13. For chemical behavior purposes, trees in full leaf (coniferous or medium-dense deciduous forests).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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