As a reference to a stand of trees, "wood" and "woods" are used interchangeably by some. Some writers use "the" in front of wood as a noun, as in, "Lore states he entered the wood 100 years ago." However, "woods" is the appropriate word for a "stand of timber, trees, and grasses (weeds) or other plant life". Example:
Sally enjoyed hiking in the woods near her home.
Wood (no 's') can also be used to describe both one piece of lumber OR more than one piece of lumber. Often, writers include "piece of.." before the word wood to designate one item, or "stack of..." or "pile of..." to designate many.
John moved the wood and carried it to the barn. (Here, it is unclear whether he moved one piece or many pieces.)
John moved the piece of wood and carried it to the barn.
John moved the pile of wood and carried it to the barn.
IMPROPER-- because most people would think "stand of trees" or forest" so using "woods" here would sound silly.
John carried woods to the barn.
John carried the woods to the barn.
HOWEVER---
I can carry a piece of the woods back with me and take it to the barn. But, the reader would not know WHAT piece-- did I pick up a rotted limb; a flower; a fern; a rock... all of which could be "a piece of the woods" that I visited. Some writers might use that sentence to describe carrying a feeling or sensation that "woods" might create--for me, in me. I am carrying back something I felt, not a tangible "piece of the woods".
When wood is placed in mercury, nothing significant will happen as mercury is a relatively inert metal and will not react with the wood. The wood will simply float on the surface of the mercury due to the density difference between the two materials.
Some of the softest woods include balsa, cedar, pine, spruce, and fir. These woods are preferred for projects or crafts where ease of cutting and shaping is desired.
The difference is the density of the nature. A forest is more dense than woods. My understanding is that woods would primarily comprise of similar kinds of trees with very much nothing else. Whereas you would find a much larger variety of flora and indeed fauna in forests.
Pine, oak, walnut, ash, rosewood, zebrawood, acacia, and obeche are names of natural woods.
Amaranth wood is considered to be a hardwood with a Janka hardness rating of around 2,200 lbf (pound-force), which is comparable to harder woods such as hard maple and hickory. This makes it a very durable and resistant wood suitable for various applications.
what is the difference between woods
there is no difference
The difference between wood and plastic is that the wood is opaque and the plastic is transparent.
"Pulp wood" is the wood used for pulping. "Wood pulp" is pulp made from wood.
a spring wood has blossom in it but a summer wood is just green
There are various types of maple and pine each with its own characteristics but the main difference in characteristics is that maple is hard and fine grained whereas pine is relatively soft and coarse grained. There is a list of various types of wood and their characteristics at `Properties and Uses of Woods' - http://www.inquirewithin.biz/Vol1/Woods/wood_properties.htm.
out of the woods is correct
2005 is better
Santa stops after three Ho's
It is nearly the same, except that forests take up much larger areas than woods.
One is made of metal and one is made of wood.
one is pine and one is teak....