wildwoods

noun

plural of wildwood
as in greenwoods

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  1. groves
  2. thickets
  3. copses
  4. stands
  5. brakes
  6. woods
Noun
  • Mansour persevered, turning out bright canvases of olive groves and peasants that brought to mind his former home and were well received.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The rest of the property is given over to landscaped Mediterranean gardens and olive and almond groves, with views toward the Tramuntana Mountains.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of groves
Noun
  • There were rocky caves along the steep walls of the nullah, and thickets that even a buffalo would have trouble barging through.
    — Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Adjacent are two thickets of papalo, an herb popular in Mexico but little known elsewhere.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of thickets
Noun
  • The vegetation is mostly grassland, which shines with an almost alien-green intensity in the spring, dotted with copses of twisted oak and buckeye trees.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • Walk in forests where dragonflies buzz and orchids bloom in secret copses.
    — Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of copses
Noun
  • Timing the Strike Dan hunts some private ground with pre-set stands.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Here's a quick breakdown of where the statewide race in Texas stands.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of stands
Noun
  • Ecopsychologists have shown that the practice of gratitude puts brakes on hyper-consumption.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • And unlike so many of today’s EVs, they’re actually designed to look good, and expose more of the powerful brakes behind, rather than optimized solely to slip through the air more cleanly to aid range.
    — Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of brakes
Noun
  • While the settlement may put Meta investors' minds at ease for now, while setting a perhaps reassuring precedent for the rest of social media, analysts don't think the Mark Zuckerberg company is completely out of the legal woods.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The father-daughter duo has set up shop ensconced in the woods, herding donkeys and so far evading the violence closing in on them from the outside.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of woods
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