brushwood
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈbrʌʃˌwʊd/
- When the woman went to put more brushwood on the fire, the dog ambled over to the boy and sniffed him.
- brushwood for the fire
- gathering brushwood
- load of brushwood
Examples
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The fire crackled loudly as the woman placed more brushwood on the flames.
Fiction book (1992) -
They left the cart near the brushwood screen and approached the cave.
Fiction book (1992) -
And when the brushwood is gone, what then?
Fiction book (1992) -
Gone for a while is the stabbing pain of hunger and the strength to collect brushwood for the fire.
Fiction book (1992) -
The old man sat in the heat thrown off by the burning brushwood, watching the flames and the smoke rising into the darkness.
Fiction book (1992) -
Toward evening, he found a small glade, spread the quilt, gathered brushwood, and made a fire.
Fiction book (1992) -
An abandoned railway spur led to a factory yard overgrown with brushwood.
Fiction book (1996) -
The old man dropped his load of brushwood near the firepit in front of the shanty; the boy took his inside and placed it next to the cart.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the morning, she walked on trembling legs alongside the cart, and in the afternoon, they reached a broad plain. The man, gathering brushwood, stumbled upon a small rabbit, which the woman skinned and roasted that night.
Fiction book (1992) -
The fire crackled loudly as the woman placed more brushwood on the flames.
Synonyms
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1.0
Pieces of wood used to make a fire for heat or cooking
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8.2
Firewood cut and stacked in cords for burning
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7.4
Pine wood full of sticky resin that people use to start fires
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3.7
Wood used to make fire for cooking or heating
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9.9
Dry wood used to start a fire
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word brushwood comes from two simple parts: brush ('small branches or twigs') and wood ('wood, trees'). So brushwood literally means the small sticks and twigs people use to start fires, make simple fences, or fill the undergrowth.