WOOD

(GROUP OF TREES) [noun] [C] - an area of land covered with a thick growth of treesan oak woodA wood is usually smaller than a forest.The red squirrel is one of the shyest animals that live in the wood.See also woodland.If you can't see the (UK and ANZ) wood/(Am) forest for the trees, you are unable to get a general understanding of a situation because you are too worried about the details(informal) If you are out of the wood, you are no longer in danger or difficulty.The club has been given funding for another year but it's not out of the wood yet.