dense wood

collocation in English

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dense
adjective
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/dens/
having parts that are close together so that it is difficult to go or ...
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wood
noun
uk
/wʊd/us
/wʊd/
a hard substance that forms the branches and trunks of trees and can be used as a building material, for making things, or as ...
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(Definition ofdenseandwoodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Trees that produce hard timber are likely to havedensewood.
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The common names for this species refer to itsdensewood.
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The trees produce adensewoodused for timber in making ships and furniture.
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They are also found in swamps and marshes and usually avoid dense woods.
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Previously, this area was dense woods with many wild animals.
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The dense woods were cleared very early on.
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Continuing along the shoreline, the route crosses through the dense woods.
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It sits in a clearing surrounded by dense woods.
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Marching fire was not usually employed in the open and was more appropriate in dense woods.
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The road heads through dense woods, turning northeast again.
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Many small waterfalls upstream in the dense woods repeat the travertine-formation effect.
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In the dense woods nearby is an old wooden footbridge guarded by a ghost!
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Here, the homes gradually diminish in number, with dense woods taking their place.
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It was built on thousands of acres of rolling fields and dense woods.
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At this point, the road turns east again and soon heads back into dense woods.
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Some building foundations and debris from the town can still be found in the dense woods.
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Until the 16th century, the area was sparsely populated, and covered by dense woods.
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The route winds northwestward through the dense woods, turning northeast for a jog past another nearby pond.
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Fighting until dark was fierce but inconclusive as both sides attempted to maneuver in the dense woods.
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The island would have first emerged as a reef, but now contains moorlands, dunes, beaches, dense woods and meadows.
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