Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Woodhorn A village in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ3088). woodhouse A house or shed for storing (chopped) wood woodhouseite A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur. Woodhouselee A locality in the Goulburn Mulwaree council area and the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. Woodhull A surname. Woodhurst A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3176). woodie An early station wagon or estate car whose rear bodywork is made of wood, often associated with Southern California surfing culture. woodify To become wood, or woodlike. woodily In a woody way. Woodin A surname. woodiness The state of being woody. wooding A surname. Woodingdean An outer eastern suburb and ward in the City of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3605). woodish Being like wood, pertaining to wood; woody. woodjam An accumulation of wood and debris from vegetation that slows the flow of a river or stream. woodkern In medieval Ireland, a bandit operating in the forest. Woodkirk A village in West Ardsley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2725). woodknacker The yaffle Woodlake A census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. woodland Of a creature or object: growing, living, or existing in a woodland. woodlanded Furnished or covered with woodland; wooded. woodlander Someone who lives in a woodland. woodlands A rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Woodlands. woodlark A lark, Lullula arborea, the only member of the genus Lullula, found in western Eurasia and northern Africa. Woodlawn A village in County Galway, Ireland. Woodle A surname. Woodlee A surname. Woodleigh A locality in Bass Coast Shire, southern Victoria, Australia. Woodlesford A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3629). woodless Without wood. woodlessness Absence of wood. woodlet A small wood; a thicket. Woodley A town and civil parish with a town council in Wokingham borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU7673). Woodlief A surname. woodlike Resembling wood, such as in color or texture woodline A line of trees on the edge of a field or other open space marking the beginning of a woods or forest. Woodling A surname. woodlizard Any species in the genus Enyalioides, also sometimes called dwarf iguanas. Woodlock A surname from Old English. woodlore Skills relating to living in a woodland environment; woodcraft. woodlouse Any of various small terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, having a rigid segmented exoskeleton, usually feeding on dead plant matter and living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark. Several common species roll into a ball when disturbed, hence names such as pill bug and roly-poly. woodly Covered in trees; Wooded; woodsy. Woodlynne A borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. woodmaker Synonym of woodcrafter. woodman Someone who cuts down trees or cuts up, splits, and sells wood. Woodmancote A settlement in North Cerney parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0008). woodmancraft Synonym of woodcraft (“skills related to a woodland habitat”). woodmanlike Befitting a woodman. Woodmansee A surname. woodmarch An umbelliferous plant, a species of sanicle (Sanicula europaea). Woodmason A surname Woodmass A surname. woodmaster A king's officer who looked after woods and the game in them, arranged woodmotes, arrested trespassers, etc. woodmeal Ground-up wood. Woodmere A neighborhood in eastern Montgomery, Alabama. woodmonger A seller of wood. Woodmont A borough in the city of Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. woodmote A court, presided over by verderers and the warden, that dealt with those who had broken the laws of the forest. Woodnesborough A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3056). woodness Madness, fury. woodnote A natural musical sound, like birdsong in a forest. Woodnutt A surname. woodnymph A nymph residing in a forest, a dryad. woodoats A North American grass of genus Chasmanthium. Woodpark A suburb of Sydney in the Cumberland council area, New South Wales, Australia. woodpecker Any bird of the species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood. woodpeckerlike Resembling or characteristic of a woodpecker. woodpile A pile of cut wood to be used as fuel. Woodplumpton A village and civil parish in city of Preston district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5034). woodprint Synonym of woodcut (“print produced from engraved block of wood”). woodpusher A poor chess player; an amateur. woodranger A forestkeeper. woodrat A packrat (kind of rodent). woodreed Any of the grasses of the genus Cinna. woodreeve A forest steward. woodrick A rick, or stack, of wood. Woodring A surname. Woodrising A suburb of Newcastle in the Lake Macquarie council area, New South Wales, Australia. woodrock A compact wood-like variety of asbestos. woodroof A small, sweet-smelling herb, Galium odoratum, once used for flavouring wine Woodroofe A surname. woodrot The decayed portions of wooden structure, usually caused by a fungal infection. Woodrow A topographic surname from Middle English for a dweller in a row of houses near a wood. woodruff Galium odoratum, an aromatic herb. woodruffite A tetragonal mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and zinc. Woodrum A surname. woodrush Any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Luzula, that have grass-like leaves. woods A dense collection of trees, usually one covering a relatively small area; usually smaller than a forest. woodsawyer A sawyer; one who saws timber. woodsball A form of paintball played in a natural outdoor area, contrasted with speedball. woodscape A wooded landscape. woodscraft Synonym of woodcraft Woodsdale A locality in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area and the Southern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia. Woodsfield A village, the county seat of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. woodsful As much as can be found in a woods; forestful. woodshaving A shaving from wood. woodshed An enclosed, roofed structure, often an outbuilding, used primarily to store firewood. woodshifter A chess player who is not good at the game. woodship A wooden ship. woodshock The marten, or its pelt. woodshop A woodworking workshop. woodshrike Any bird of the genus Tephrodornis. woodsia Any of the genus Woodsia of ferns. woodside The side of a wood; the land that borders a wood. woodsilver A form of rent paid to exempt oneself from the work of carrying wood. woodsily In a woodsy manner. woodsiness The state of being woodsy woodskin Bark used for making canoes. woodsman A man who lives and works in woodland; a forester or woodman. woodsmanship The skills of a woodsman. woodsmoke Smoke from burning wood. Woodson A surname. woodsorrel Certain species of genus Oxalis or of family Oxalidaceae. woodspite A woodpecker. Woodspring a local government district in the former County of Avon, formed in 1974 and renamed North Somerset in 1996. Woodsreef A locality in the Tamworth council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. woodstar Any one of about fifteen species of hummingbird found in the Americas. Woodstock A village in Cowra Shire, New South Wales. Woodstockian Relating to, or suggestive of, the hugely popular Woodstock music festival associated with 1960s counterculture. Woodston A suburban area in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, historically also spelt Woodstone (OS grid ref TL1897). woodstone A striped variety of hornfels, resembling wood in appearance. woodstore A building for the storage of wood. woodstove A stove designed to burn wood. Woodstown A settlement west of the city of Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland (Irish grid ref S 5511). Woodsville A census-designated place in the town of Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. woodswallow Any of the genus Artamus, soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds. woodswoman The female equivalent of a woodsman. woodsy Of, relating to, or suggestive of a wooded area. Woodthorpe A settlement in Staveley parish, Chesterfield district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4574). woodtone Having a surface or finish which imitates the pattern of wood; woodgrained. woodturner A person skilled at woodturning. woodturning The craft of turning wood on a lathe to make useful or decorative objects. Woodvale A southern suburb of Southport, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD3011). woodvamp A large deciduous vine or ground-cover related to the hydrangeas, with fragrant white flowers, native to the southeastern US, Decumaria barbara. Woodview A locality in the Richmond Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Woodville A suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area and the Port Stephens council area, New South Wales, Australia. woodwall The yaffle bird; the European green woodpecker. woodward A warden of a wood. woodwardia Any of the genus Woodwardia of chain ferns. Woodwardian Of or relating to John Woodward (naturalist) (1665–1728), English naturalist, antiquarian and geologist. woodwardite A hexagonal mineral containing aluminum, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. woodwardship The state or business of a woodward. woodware Articles made from wood. woodwart A sac fungus of genus Hypoxylon or related genera. woodwasp Any of various not closely related insects of the suborder Symphyta (the sawflies, not true wasps), whose larvae are found in wood. woodwax A waxy cap mushroom. woodway A road or path through the forest. woodwind Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon. woodwinder Synonym of woodwindist. woodwindist Someone who plays a woodwind instrument, such as the clarinet.