wood
- noun
- /wʊd/
- 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.
- He fell asleep on watch in the woods of Virginia.
- The rest of the day he drove the woods with style.
- When I go out into the woods now, I expect to see an owl.
- Can I go camp with you in the middle of the woods for days on end?
- And then they they went into the woods and they built a Fort together.
- It's being in the woods, on the Prairie, by the water.
- We're coming down from the woods on a on that the decline.
Examples
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Two people alone in the woods, with a cabin.
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You know these woods better than anybody.
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I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.
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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.
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You find yourself deep in the woods of New Zealand.
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Don't go down to the woods today.
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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
A large area of land covered mostly with trees and bushes
An area of land covered with many trees and low plants
Land covered with trees that can be used for wood
Land with many trees and bushes, not a deep forest
A remote forest area far from towns and roads
Land covered with trees used to make wood
A small area of land with trees often used to grow wood or shelter animals
Land that has many trees or is kept to grow trees
An old word for a small area planted with trees where people can walk
A thick natural forest left alone by people
A small forest mainly made of oak trees
An area of land covered mainly with pine trees
A flat area with trees and wet sandy soil that often floods
A small area of trees in a garden with few plants under them
Idioms
Compounds
A very light, strong wood from a tree that grows in hot countries used for making models and floats
The lines and patterns you see on the surface of wood that its long thin parts make
Thin curled pieces of wood used to protect or cushion objects, like bedding for animals
- Archaic
A poisonous, flammable liquid once made from wood that people use as fuel or solvent
A print or method of making prints by cutting a design into a wood block and pressing paper onto it
- US
A small wild animal like a rat that lives in forests, builds nests, and often collects things
- US
A large wading bird with a long curved bill and a bald head that lives in American swamps
- UK
A small tree from Dominica that makes many large red flowers before its leaves grow
- Specialized
A heavy, hard dark wood from a Brazilian tree with black streaks used for furniture and instruments
- Specialized
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
- Indian
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
- Specialized
A small insect that lives in and eats dry wood not touching the ground
A very hard, almost black wood that people use for fine furniture and musical instruments
A small brown mouse that is active at night and lives in woods and gardens in Europe
A plant that grows in shady woods with many long leaves that smell pleasant
A North American fern with evergreen, leathery leaves that grows in woods
- South African
An evergreen tree from South Africa with tough wood used for furniture
- South African
An evergreen tree from South Africa with very hard wood used for furniture
- Specialized
A hard, strongly scented wood from tropical trees used for oil, carving and medicine
A North American plant that grows in woods with pale blue or purple spotted flowers
- Australian
A hard dark material from an Australian acacia tree with a faint pleasant smell, used for spears and ornaments
- Australian
A large bush with sharp pointed leaves and creamy white flowers from central and eastern Australia
- US
A medium-sized tree that grows in the southeastern United States with leaves that turn golden in autumn
- Specialized
A hard red wood from a Brazilian tree that makers use for violin bows and fine furniture
- New Zealand
A New Zealand tree or shrub with thin branches that grows in cold, wet places
- US
A tropical American tree with large broad leaves and hollow stems often planted in gardens for decoration
- US
A tropical evergreen tree with edible fruit, silky bark used to make rope, and wood used for boards
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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.