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Woodland

/ˈwʊd.lənd/

Land covered with woody vegetation.

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📖 Definitions of "Woodland"

noun

1
Land covered with woody vegetation.

adjective

1
Of a creature or object: growing, living, or existing in a woodland.
"The woodland creatures ran from the fire."
2
Having the character of a woodland.

🔄 Synonyms of "Woodland"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
timbernoun	(uncountable) Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
forestnoun	A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
timberlandnoun	Forested land thought of in terms of its potential and value as timber.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Woodland"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
timbernoun	(uncountable) Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
forestnoun	A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
timberlandnoun	Forested land thought of in terms of its potential and value as timber.
woodynoun	(climbing, slang) A compact wooden climbing wall used for board climbing.
woodsnoun	(usually with plural construction, sometimes with singular construction) A dense collection of trees, usually one covering a relatively small area; usually smaller than a forest.
wooded	Covered with trees.
forested	Covered in forest.
rainforestnoun	A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season.
forestrynoun	(uncountable) The art and practice of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes.
junglenoun	A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals; a tropical rainforest.
grovenoun	A small forest.
woodnoun	(uncountable) The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
miombonoun	(uncountable) Woodland composed of such trees.
woodlotnoun	Alternative spelling of wood lot. [(US) An area of land used for the growing of firewood and timber, often as the wooded portion of a farmstead in contrast with arable and pasture portions.]
drinknoun	A beverage.
stumpagenoun	Trees and other standing timber, treated as a commodity.
antlernoun	A deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose, and elk, normally in pairs, grown and shed each year. (Compare with horn, which is generally not shed.)
whalenoun	Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
rorqualnoun	Any whale of family Balaenopteridae, with longitudinal skin folds running from below the mouth to the navel, allowing the capacity of the mouth to expand greatly when feeding.
hoodnoun	A covering for the head, usually attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.