woods

/wʊdz/

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Collocations

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.

Definitions

name

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

A number of places:

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

babe in the woods

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 the woods

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.

neck of the woods

A local neighbourhood or region.

does the Pope shit in the woods

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

miss the woods for the trees

Alternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.

Example Bank

The church is surrounded by woods and lakes.

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We cleared a path through the woods.

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We went astray in the woods.

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We searched the woods for the missing child.

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One day I strolled into the woods.

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The prince was lost in the woods.

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