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woods

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /w?dz/
  • Rhymes: -?dz

Noun

woods

  1. plural of wood

Noun

woods pl

  1. (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:
  2. (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

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wood

References

woods From the web:

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  • what woods are good for outdoor use
  • what woods are safe for rabbits
  • what woods go with walnut

sylvatic

English

Etymology

From Latin sylvaticus, better silvaticus. See sylvan, silvan.

Adjective

sylvatic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to woods or woodland organisms; sylvan
  2. Of or pertaining to wild rather than domestic animals

Noun

sylvatic (plural sylvatics)

  1. A wild animal

sylvatic From the web:

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  • what does sylvatica mean
  • what does sylvatica mean in latin
  • what does sylvaticum mean
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