- 1[uncountable, countable] the hard material that the trunk and branches of a tree are made of; this material when it is used to build or make things with, or as a fuel He chopped some wood for the fire. a plank of wood All the furniture was made of wood. a wood floor furniture made of a variety of different woods In the spring, cut out the old wood and shorten the young stems (= of bushes, etc.). see deadwood, hardwood, softwood, wooden, woody
- 2[countable] (also woods [plural]) an area of trees, smaller than a forest a large wood a walk in the woods see wooded
- 3[countable] a golf club with a large head, that was usually made of wood in the past compare iron Idioms
used when you have just mentioned some way in which you have been lucky in the past, to avoid bringing bad luck
a particular place or area He's from your neck of the woods (= the area where you live). What are you doing in this neck of the woods?
not yet free from difficulties or problems We're not out of the woods yet, you know.
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