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wood

wood

60 1.0
An area with many trees where people can walk
  • noun
  • /wʊd/
: bosque
  • Every summer, we would take long walks through the woods and enjoy the fresh air.
  • hike in the woods
  • walk in the woods
  • trees in the woods

He fell asleep on watch in the woods of Virginia.

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Examples

  • Two people alone in the woods, with a cabin.

  • You know these woods better than anybody.

  • I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.

  • One day he would see an eye in the wood, looking back at him.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • When I go out into the woods now I expect to see an owl.

  • You find yourself deep in the woods of New Zealand.

  • Don't go down to the woods today.

  • I went for staff-guided walks in the tranquil woods that surrounded the hospital grounds.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The river in the summer, the islands, and woods were enchanted, ominous, and precarious.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • When I go for a hike, I love to explore the beautiful woods filled with tall trees and singing birds.

Synonyms

forest
vswood
904 1.0

A large area of land covered mostly with trees and bushes

is a similar, slightly more informal term for that same area
woods
vswood
846 1.0

An area of land covered with many trees and low plants

is the general name for a large area covered mainly with trees
woodland
vswood
24 2.6

Land with many trees and bushes, not a deep forest

is used more generally for any large tree-covered area including denser types
timber
vswood
19 3.7

Land covered with trees that can be used for wood

is the general term for tree-covered areas without economic focus
timberland
vswood
2 5.1

Land covered with trees used to make wood

focuses on the place itself rather than its commercial use
woodlot
vswood
  • US
2 3.8

A small area of land with trees often used to grow wood or shelter animals

is a larger, general area of trees not implying small size or management
forestland
vswood
1 2.8

Land that has many trees or is kept to grow trees

is the everyday name for such tree-covered land rather than a managed area
backwood
vswood
  • US
1 8.4

A remote forest area far from towns and roads

is a neutral term that does not imply remoteness or development level
wildwood
vswood
  • Literature
1 6.2

A thick natural forest left alone by people

can include both cultivated and wild tree-covered areas, not only untouched ones
pineland
vswood
1 4.6

An area of land covered mainly with pine trees

is a general label not limited to any single dominant tree type
flatwoods
vswood
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A flat area with trees and wet sandy soil that often floods

is the general concept that covers many terrain and soil types with trees
oakwood
vswood
1 3.2

A small forest mainly made of oak trees

is the broader term covering areas with any mix of tree types
arbory
vswood
  • Archaic
9.9

An old word for a small area planted with trees where people can walk

is the modern, common word for such tree-covered areas
woodlet
vswood
  • UK
9.3

A small area of trees in a garden with few plants under them

is the broader term for larger tree-covered areas including wild growth

Idioms

knock on wood
  • Informal
13 6.8

You say it to avoid bad luck after saying something good

1 8.3

You say it to try to stop bad luck after saying something good

to saw wood
  • Informal
9.0

Make loud snoring noises while sleeping

Compounds

9 2.0

A stove that burns wood to heat a room or cook food

7 3.5

Using wood to make heat for a room or for cooking

4 3.5

A very light, strong wood from a tree that grows in hot countries used for making models and floats

Thin curled pieces of wood used to protect or cushion objects, like bedding for animals

wood pulp
  • Specialized
3 3.0

Soft, wet material made from wood used to make paper

wood nymph
  • Literature
3 9.5

A female spirit who lives in a forest and watches over the trees

2 3.0

The lines and patterns you see on the surface of wood that its long thin parts make

dead wood
  • Offensive
2 6.5

People or parts of a company that do not help the work

2 3.5

Art of shaping wood with cutting tools to make figures and designs

2 6.4

A small animal that bites people and animals in woods and can spread disease

2 5.8

A brightly colored North American duck that nests in tree holes near water

1 4.8

A block of wood with a carved design used to make prints on paper or cloth

1 8.1

A large North American bird that sings beautifully in eastern woods

1 3.5

A hand tool with a sharp blade used to cut and shape wood

wood alcohol
  • Archaic
1 7.1

A poisonous, flammable liquid once made from wood that people use as fuel or solvent

1 8.7

A place in northwest France where a major World War I battle happened in 1918

1 5.9

A small light brown frog that lives in moist North American forests

1 5.5

Reddish-brown ant that builds large anthills in forests

1 2.5

Wood that has not been smoothed or painted

1 6.7

A small wild animal like a rat that lives in forests, builds nests, and often collects things

1 5.6

A large grey bird with white patches on its wings and neck

guaiacum wood
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A hard, strongly scented wood from tropical trees used for oil, carving and medicine

A print or method of making prints by cutting a design into a wood block and pressing paper onto it

1 6.0

A black material made by heating wood without air, used for drawing and fuel

1 7.4

A large wading bird with a long curved bill and a bald head that lives in American swamps

wood spirit
  • Specialized
1 9.4

A poisonous alcohol people make by heating wood, used as fuel or solvent

1 8.4

A small bright North American bird that sings a weak simple song

1 4.5

A small furry animal with a long tail that lives in woods

1 9.1

A tropical evergreen tree with edible fruit, silky bark used to make rope, and wood used for boards

1 5.1

A very hard, almost black wood that people use for fine furniture and musical instruments

1 7.2

A small plant with clover-like leaves and yellow or white flowers that grows in woods and meadows

wood hen
  • New Zealand
1 9.8

A flightless bird from New Zealand with small spikes on its wings that is bold and curious

pernambuco wood
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A hard red wood from a Brazilian tree that makers use for violin bows and fine furniture

1 6.5

A plant with divided, lacy leaves that grows in woods

1 4.2

A golf club with a metal head used for long shots

1 4.9

Wood used to make cabinets and fine furniture

1 9.9

A male duck with bright colourful feathers found in North America

1 8.0

A small wildflower with white or pale pink flowers that grows in woods

wood tar
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A dark sticky liquid made by heating wood that protects things from water

A small plant with clover-like leaves and purple-pink flowers

1 7.4

A small grey animal with a flat, segmented body that lives under damp logs or stones

1 8.8

A forest plant with three leaves at the top of the stem and one three-petaled flower

1 4.2

A rough tool with sharp teeth that shapes and smooths wood

needle wood
  • Australian
1 9.9

A large bush with sharp pointed leaves and creamy white flowers

1 8.2

A small wild flower that grows in woods in eastern North America

bow wood
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A small tree with hard orange wood used to make bows

1 2.2

An action when someone cuts wood by moving a blade back and forth

wood sugar
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A sweetener made from wood or straw often used instead of sugar by people with diabetes

wood-rat
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A small rodent like a mouse from North America with a bushy tail that collects things for its nest

1 9.9

A wetland bird with long legs and a long curved bill that lives in Africa and Asia

1 9.1

A small plant that grows in woods with clusters of white star-shaped flowers

1 6.6

A small plant that grows in woods with blue, pink, or white flowers shaped like bells

1 9.5

A small brownish bird in woods that catches insects and calls with a soft whistle

1 7.9

A woodland plant with stinging hairs that can hurt your skin

1 9.9

A perennial woodland plant with greenish-yellow flower clusters

1 8.9

A bush with tough, flexible wood that people use to make arrows

A plant that grows in shady woods with many long leaves that smell pleasant

1 8.1

A wild flower with orange-red petals and purple spots that grows in eastern North American woods

1 7.7

A small plant with bright yellow flowers that grows in shady woods

wood swallow
  • Australian
1 9.1

A small bird with long wings that lives near trees and eats insects

wood vise
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A tool with padded jaws that holds wood firmly while you work on it

brier-wood
  • Specialized
9.9

Wood from the hard root of a small bush used to make smoking pipes

9.9

A small tree or bush with hard yellow and brown seeds used to make bracelets

9.9

A small tree from Dominica that makes many large red flowers before its leaves grow

caviuna wood
  • Specialized
9.9

A heavy, hard dark wood from a Brazilian tree with black streaks used for furniture and instruments

Chinese wood oil
  • Specialized
8.9

A yellow liquid from tung tree seeds that dries quickly and protects wood

A small forest plant with three heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple veins

coral-wood
  • Indian
9.9

A tree from East India with small yellow-white flowers grown for decoration in gardens

A small weed that grows close to the ground with leaves like a clover and small yellow flowers

A small plant with soft, hairy leaves and pink or purple flowers

dry-wood termite
  • Specialized
8.1

A small insect that lives in and eats dry wood not touching the ground

A North American wood rat with dark feet that builds large stick nests

9.9

A small tree with large umbrella-shaped leaves and white spring flowers

How Big

forest
904 1.0
wood
60 1.0
thicket
16 5.1
grove
71 2.8
copse
3 7.5

Surface Forms

wood singular
woods plural

Etymology

Wood comes from the old English word wudu meaning 'forest' or 'trees', so a wood is simply a place with many trees, like a small forest.