different between woods vs forests
woods
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /w?dz/
- Rhymes: -?dz
Noun
woods
- plural of wood
Noun
woods pl
- (usually in the plural, sometimes in the singular) A dense collection of trees covering a relatively small area; smaller than a forest.
- These woods are near a field.
- This woods is near a field. (uncommon)
- 1923, Robert Frost, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening:
- (military, attributive) For chemical behavior purposes, trees in full leaf (coniferous or medium-dense deciduous forests).
Usage notes
- Woods more often takes a plural verb (determiner, etc, as in these woods are) than a singular verb (as in this woods is).
- In English, one does not say "I was lost in the wood," but rather "I was lost in the woods."
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:forest
Derived terms
- Lake of the Woods
- out of the woods
- woodsman
Translations
Verb
woods
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wood
References
woods From the web:
- what woods are hardwoods
- what woods and hybrids should i carry
- what woods are good for smoking
- what woods are good for cutting boards
- what woods are considered hardwood
- what woods are good for outdoor use
- what woods are safe for rabbits
- what woods go with walnut
forests
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: f?r??sts, IPA(key): /?f???sts/
- (General American) enPR: fôr??sts, IPA(key): /?f???sts/
- (NYC) enPR: f?r??sts, IPA(key): /?f???sts/
Noun
forests
- plural of forest
Verb
forests
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forest
Anagrams
- forsets, fosters
Old French
Noun
forests f pl
- oblique/nominative plural of forest
forests From the web:
- what forests do pandas live in
- what forests do wolves live in
- what forests are in california
- what forests are affected by deforestation
- what forests are open in california
- what forests do foxes live in
- what forests are in arizona
- what forests are there
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