woods
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
woods
- Plural form of wood
- (uncountable) A dense collection of trees covering a relatively small area; smaller than a forest.
- (Military) For chemical behavior purposes, trees in full leaf (coniferous or medium-dense deciduous forests).
Usage notes [edit]
In English, one does not say "I was lost in the wood," but rather "I was lost in the woods."
Hyponyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:forest
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
forest — see forest
Verb [edit]
woods
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wood.
