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woodland
/ˈwʊd.lənd/
name 6adj 2noun 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
afraid, careless, dense, extensive, lonely, other, over, plain
VERB + WOODLAND
go, stand, tract
WOODLAND + NOUN
animals, creatures, elf, habits, john, nickleback, path, rambler
PREP.
along, from, in, in, into, towards
ADV.
away
Definitions
adj
1
Of a creature or object: growing, living, or existing in a woodland.
The woodland creatures ran from the fire.
This species [[[w:Red-bellied Woodpecker|Red-bellied Woodpecker]]] is a very little larger than the red-headed one; and it is more woodland in its manners; seldom appearing in orchards or near houses, but keeping to the tall trees in the close forests.
2
Having the character of a woodland.
It is a very woodland country, with plenty of grass, but it is too large for four days a-week, and the sport is generally rather indifferent.
[…] understanding that their next fixture was in a very woodland country, and at a distance, I deferred this pleasure to another opportunity.
noun
1
Land covered with woody vegetation.
Meronym: woodlot
Here hills and vales, the woodland and the plain, / Here earth and water ſeem to ſtrive again ; / Not Chaos-like together cruſh’d and bruis’d, / But, as the world, harmoniouſly confus’d : / Where order in variety we ſee, / And where, tho’ all things differ, all agree.
2
Land covered with woody vegetation.
Near-synonym: grove
name
1
A surname.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — land that is covered with trees and shrubs
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The woodland creatures ran from the fire.
Wiktionary02
This species [[[w:Red-bellied Woodpecker|Red-bellied Woodpecker]]] is a very little larger than the red-headed one; and it is more woodland in its manners; seldom appearing in orchards or near houses,
Wiktionary03
The genera Philomela and Curruca, as we previously observed, are very closely allied to each other, both are woodland in their habits, and both possess great melody of song.
Wiktionary04
Meronym: woodlot
Wiktionary05
Here hills and vales, the woodland and the plain, / Here earth and water ſeem to ſtrive again ; / Not Chaos-like together cruſh’d and bruis’d, / But, as the world, harmoniouſly confus’d : / Where orde
Wiktionary06
The earth glows with the colors of 1837 civilization ; the banks of the streams are enamelled with richest grasses ; woodlands and cultivated fields are harmoniously blended ; the birds of spring find
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