Standard Lemma guide

woods

name · noun · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /wʊdz/
  • Australian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /wʊdz/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • British, Southern, Standard: /wɵdz/
  • Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /wʉdz/
  • rhymes with -ʊdz
  • CMU ARPABET: W UH1 D Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A topographic surname from Middle English, variant of Wood. Possibly patronymic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A number of places:

An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Florida, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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3

name

Meaning 3

A number of places:

An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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4

name

Meaning 4

A number of places:

An unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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5

name

Meaning 5

A number of places:

A community in Carling township, Ontario, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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6

name

Meaning 6

A number of places:

A locality near Owen, South Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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7

name

Meaning 7

plural of Wood

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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8

noun

Meaning 8

plural of wood

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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9

noun

Meaning 9

A dense collection of trees, usually one covering a relatively small area; usually smaller than a forest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, sometimes, usually

Examples

  • These woods are part of the Campbell property.
  • This woods is part of the Campbell property. (uncommon)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

For chemical behavior purposes, trees in full leaf (coniferous or medium-dense deciduous forests).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, plural

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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11

verb

Meaning 11

third-person singular simple present indicative of wood

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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12

noun

Meaning 12

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: forest, wood

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vegetation, flora, botany

Narrower terms: bosk, grove, jungle, rain forest, rainforest, old growth, virgin forest, second growth

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Khiamniungan Naga: tàng — to pile up things and keep at particular place
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