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out of the woods

out of the Woods
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out uhv, ov stressed th ee woo dz]
    • /aʊt ʌv, ɒv stressed ði wʊdz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out uhv, ov stressed th ee woo dz]
    • /aʊt ʌv, ɒv stressed ði wʊdz/

Definitions of out of the woods words

  • noun out of the woods the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 1
  • noun out of the woods the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other purposes; timber or lumber. 1
  • noun out of the woods firewood. 1
  • noun out of the woods the cask, barrel, or keg, as distinguished from the bottle: aged in the wood. 1
  • noun out of the woods woodblock (def 1). 1
  • noun out of the woods Music. a woodwind instrument. the section of a band or orchestra composed of woodwinds. 1
See all 18 definitions of out of the woods

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Origin of out of the woods

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English wudu, earlier widu; cognate with Old Norse vithr, Old High German witu, Old Irish fid

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Parts of speech for Out of the woods

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Out of the woods

out of the woods popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for out of the woods

adjective out of the woods

  • cured — (of food) treated by salting, smoking, or drying in order to preserve it
  • fitter — the manner in which a thing fits: The fit was perfect.
  • mending — the act of mending; repair or improvement.
All 3 Synonyms of out of the woods

Antonyms for out of the woods

adjective out of the woods

  • littler — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
Just one Antonym for out of the woods

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