woods
/wʊdz/ noun A2- A dense collection of trees, usually one covering a relatively small area; usually smaller than a forest. · These woods are part of the Campbell property.· This woods is part of the Campbell property. (uncommon)
- For chemical behavior purposes, trees in full leaf (coniferous or medium-dense deciduous forests).
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However, there came a day when I forgot to do this, and, being caught in a rainstorm, before I thought of the danger my joints had rusted, and I was left to stand in the woods until you came to help me.
Andrew Bell’s big woods.
After the Lion had rested they started along the road of yellow brick, silently wondering, each in his own mind, if ever they would come to the end of the woods and reach the bright sunshine again.
The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman were rather frightened at first, for they remembered how badly the Winged Monkeys had treated them before; but they saw that no harm was intended, so they rode through the air quite cheerfully, and had a fine time looking at the pretty gardens and woods far below them.
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