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A topographic surname from Middle English, variant of Wood. Possibly patronymic.
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ADJ.
dark, deep, lost, missing, tranquil
The children got lost in the dark woods and didn't find their way home until sunset.
VERB + WOODS
abound, couple, searched, strolled, surrounded, walk, went
We strolled through the woods behind our house on Sunday afternoon.
WOODS + NOUN
moon, oaks, picnic
We took a picnic into the woods on a sunny afternoon last summer.
PREP.
in, into, on, through, with
We walked through the woods behind our house every Sunday morning.
A person who is innocent, naive, inexperienced, or helpless, especially with respect to an unfamiliar situation or environment.
"Orde, you're all right on the river," said Newmark, with a dry little laugh, "but you're a babe in the woods at this game."
Out of peril; likely to recover or prevail over trouble; finished with the worst or most threatening part of a problem or illness.
The patient is feeling a little better, but she's not out of the woods yet.
A local neighbourhood or region.
Obviously! Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.
"You still interested in a writing job?" he asked. […] Is the Pope Catholic? Does a bear shit in the woods? Or, as one of the guys had said a few weeks before, Does the Pope shit i
Alternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.
The church is surrounded by woods and lakes.
Tatoeba · #19082We cleared a path through the woods.
Tatoeba · #22885We went astray in the woods.
Tatoeba · #22886We searched the woods for the missing child.
Tatoeba · #22984One day I strolled into the woods.
Tatoeba · #23633The prince was lost in the woods.
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