Woods

[woodz]

noun

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

2. Lake of the. Lake of the Woods.

woods

¹

/ 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

Woods

²

noun

1. See Lake of the Woods

Woods

³

/ 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

Example Sentences

I wanted to feel like a professor in the woods, so we purchased a bunch of used books from the Last Bookstore and stacked them along a winding pathway and then covered them with moss.

From Los Angeles Times

Jalen Berger ran for eight yards in five carries against the Utes and Anthony Woods gained 13 yards in three carries to go with his three catches for 48 yards and a touchdown.

From Los Angeles Times

Ben Woods, an entertainment analyst at Midia Research, said the site's shut-down may be a win for broadcasters, but would ultimately fail to stop the "game of whack-a-mole" facing those trying to tackle live sports piracy.

From BBC

"Cracking down on pirates directly is just one part of the solution," Mr Woods said.

From BBC

"Newcastle were out of the woods from a PSR point of view, but this will certainly help them satisfy the Uefa squad cost rules because player sale profits go into the equation when you're working out your 70% wages-to-revenue line," Maguire said.

From BBC