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Woods

American  
[woodz] / wʊdz /

noun

  1. Eldrick Tiger, born 1975, U.S. professional golfer.

  2. Lake of the. Lake of the Woods.

woods 1 British  
/ wʊdz /

plural noun

  1. closely packed trees forming a forest or wood, esp a specific one

  2. another word for backwoods

  3. the woodwind instruments in an orchestra See also wood 1

  4. informal an area or locality

    a quiet neck of the woods
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Woods 2 British  

noun

  1. See Lake of the Woods

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Woods 3 British  
/ wʊdz /

noun

  1. Tiger, real name Eldrick Woods . born 1975, US golfer: youngest US Masters champion and first Black golfer to win a major championship; winner of the US Masters (1997, 2001–02, 2005), US Open (2000, 2002, 2008), British Open Championship (2000, 2005–06), and the PGA Championship (1999, 2000, 2006-07); in 2001 he became the only player to hold all four major titles at once

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Most people avoid The Woods because of the trolls and ogres.

From Literature

It’s also home to The Witch of The Woods, and witches are best left alone.

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He was the only person who ever went deep into The Woods.

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“What are you doing in The Woods?”

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“Why don’t we give a name to The Mountain, or The Kingdom, or roads or animals, or even The Woods?”

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