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wood vs woods

Both 'wood' and 'woods' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Wood' is typically used to refer to a singular mass of trees or timber, while 'woods' is used to describe a forested area or multiple wooded areas.

Last updated: June 08, 2024 • 805 views

wood

This is correct. 'Wood' is used to refer to a singular mass of trees or timber.

Use 'wood' when referring to a single piece of timber or a forested area as a whole.

Examples:

The table is made of wood.
The wood was stacked neatly for the fireplace.

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Identical wood fibers were found in both their wounds.
Arsenic is used in stains and wood preservatives.
We desperately need fuel and wood.
This fire today needs new wood.
This is wet vegetables on wood floors.
Some kinds of pressure-treated wood can contain arsenic.
The carpentry club dismantled them for scrap wood.
Got a real talent with wood.
Ethan is obsessed with wood oven pizza.
Looks like a wood grain imprint.
Sugar ants don't eat wood.
The wood here is made from reclaimed boats.
Originally, a wood pulp factory.
Ferdinand Stuflesser 1875's wood is carefully selected and first-class.
The wood is ideal for carpentry and carving.
This building was mostly likely made of wood.
This is Norwegian Forestry Commission wood.
Golden-age Green Lantern was vulnerable to wood.
The floor is valuable light wood floors.
Fifty wall-mounted modular bookcase in white embossed wood.

Alternatives:

timber
lumber
forest

woods

This is correct. 'Woods' is used to describe a forested area or multiple wooded areas.

Use 'woods' when referring to a forested area or multiple wooded areas.

Examples:

We went for a walk in the woods.
The cabin is nestled in the woods.

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4M Followers, 31 Following, 465 Posts - Tiger Woods (@tigerwoods) on Instagram: "Official Instagram account of Tiger Woods. Father, Golfer, Entrepreneur.
Woods. 39198 likes · 4 talking about this. http://www.woodsist.com/woods/

Alternatives:

forest
woodland
forests

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