American English pronunciation

How to pronounce woods

IPA transcription: ['wʊdz]

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Noun

  • the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

  • the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

  • the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

  • United States film actress (1938-1981)

  • English conductor (1869-1944)

  • English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887)

  • United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942)

  • any wind instrument other than the brass instruments

  • a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head

    “metal woods are now standard”

Usage examples

  • Both men were known as fine woodsmen and hunters.
  • Mol is a popular holiday resort, with a number of lakes surrounded by woods.
  • However, local offices were at Corporate Woods in Albany.
  • She lives in Woodstock, New York.
  • We felt that something was following us through the woods.
  • The Woodstock arrangement was more elaborate than the comparatively elemental and spare studio recording.
  • Woodsworth brought the two parties back in alignment, but their relationship remained tenuous.
  • In undisturbed wilderness, oak woodlands and mixed woods can be found.
  • Two men and two childing walking in the woods.
  • I laid the note in Pop's lap and headed wearily for the woodshed.