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birch

birch

1 2.8
Made from the wood of a tree with thin, peeling bark
  • adjective
  • /bɜrʧ/
translation icon : de abedul
  • He knew what species of trees would snap first when overburdened with wet snow or thick ice: elm, birch, white maple.

But now we still make boomerangs out of Birch aircraft grade plywood.

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Examples

  • There are stunted birch and white poplars and nothing else deciduous.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • What I didn't appreciate, not until later, was how lost she became in it—her ability to forget herself, give way just like those birch trees.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I opted for a solid top and shelf (instead of planking several boards together) and chose 3/4" birch hardwood plywood.

    Blog text (34)
  • She has a lap until she sits down; then her flesh settles, and her flowered dresses tent down to her ankles, ankles thick and white as birch trees.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The furniture was beautifully crafted from birch wood, showcasing its light color and durability.

  • They decided to use birch plywood for the project due to its smooth finish and strength.

  • The artist selected birch logs to create unique handmade items that highlighted the wood's natural beauty.

Synonyms

birchen
vsbirch
9.9

Made from the wood of a tree with thin white bark

has the same meaning but is an alternative form

Compounds

3 2.1

A tree with thin white bark that peels and slender branches

1 4.9

A tree with pale bark and thin hanging branches often found in Europe

1 7.2

A light boat made from birch tree bark and used by Native people in North America

1 6.3

A sweet fizzy drink flavored with birch bark

1 6.5

A tree with reddish-brown bark that grows near rivers and swamps in the eastern United States

river birch
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A North American tree with peeling reddish-brown bark that grows near rivers and in swamps

birch family
  • Specialized
5.6

A group of trees and shrubs like birches, alders, and hazels

A small black insect whose young live inside birch leaves and eat them

6.5

A fragrant oil from birch bark used on the skin to ease minor muscle and joint pain

birch rod
  • NSFW
9.5

A bundle of thin birch twigs used to hit someone as punishment

6.7

A birch tree with dark reddish bark and a strong smell that grows in eastern North America

6.7

A North American birch tree with white bark that peels and whose bark people use to make canoes and baskets

7.5

A tree from eastern North America with spicy brown bark and strong dark wood used for furniture

3.8

A tree with silvery white bark that peels in thin papery layers and drooping branches

7.7

A tree with soft hairy young branches and dull white bark

A small shrub with low, spreading branches that grows in cold northern regions

A medium-sized birch tree with white or pale grey bark from eastern North America

A small North American tree with white bark that peels, used for baskets and toy canoes

A tree with silvery white peeling bark and drooping branches

A birch tree with brownish bark that grows in western United States mountains

6.4

A medium-sized birch tree with pale gray bark that grows in eastern North America in old fields and burned areas

9.9

A small birch that grows as a low shrub in cold parts of North America and Greenland

5.3

A North American tree with white, peeling bark used to make baskets and canoes

A small North American tree with white bark that peels and is used for canoes and baskets

8.1

A birch tree from the western United States with brownish bark that grows in wetlands

An oil with a minty smell that you rub on skin to ease minor muscle and joint pain

6.7

A North American tree with dark bark that smells like mint and has hard wood used for furniture

A tree with silvery white peeling bark and drooping branches

6.5

A birch tree that grows by streams in the western United States and has brown bark

Western birch
  • Specialized
8.2

A tree with brownish bark that grows in western parts of the United States

A birch tree from the western United States with brown bark and thin branches

6.1

A North American tree with thin shiny yellow or gray bark and strong wood

Yukon white birch
  • Specialized
8.9

A tree that grows in Alaska and northern Canada with pale white bark

How Flammable

torchwood
  • Australian
1 8.8
pine
39 2.6
birch
1 2.8
oak
44 1.0

Surface Forms

birch positive

Etymology

Birch as an adjective comes from the same old English beorc meaning 'birch', so when something is called birch it means it is made from the light, pale wood of that tree.