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- [woo dz]
- /wʊdz/
- /wʊd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [woo dz]
- /wʊdz/
Definitions of woods word
- noun 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 woods the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other purposes; timber or lumber. 1
- noun woods firewood. 1
- noun woods the cask, barrel, or keg, as distinguished from the bottle: aged in the wood. 1
- noun woods woodblock (def 1). 1
- noun woods Music. a woodwind instrument. the section of a band or orchestra composed of woodwinds. 1
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Origin of 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 Woods
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
woods popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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".
woods usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for woods
noun woods
- wood — Grant, 1892–1942, U.S. painter.
- forest — Lee, 1873–1961, U.S. inventor of radio, telegraphic, and telephonic equipment.
- woodland — a city in N central California.
- copse — A copse is a small group of trees growing very close to each other.
- covert — Covert activities or situations are secret or hidden.
adverb woods
- alfresco — An alfresco activity, especially a meal, is one that takes place in the open air.
- outdoor — Also, outdoors. characteristic of, located, occurring, or belonging outdoors: an outdoor barbecue; outdoor sports.
- hilltop — the top or summit of a hill.
- out-of-doors — Also, out-of-door. outdoor.
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