Woods

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ÊŠdz

Noun

plural

1. Plural of wood
2. (uncountable) A dense collection of trees covering a relatively small area; smaller than a forest.
3. (Military) For chemical behavior purposes, trees in full leaf (coniferous or medium-dense deciduous forests).

Usage notes

In English, one does not say "I was lost in the wood," but rather "I was lost in the woods."

Hyponyms

Derived terms

• out of the woods
• woodsman

Verb

1. woods

   (third-person singular of wood)