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matchwood

matchwood

8.2
Wood that people use to make matchsticks because it lights easily and burns evenly
  • noun
translation icon : madera para cerillas
  • They took out all those pews and replaced it with matchwood.

Examples

  • To start the fire, they used matchwood because it ignites quickly and burns evenly.

  • The roof had begun blazing like matchwood.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The campfire grew larger once they added some matchwood to the kindling.

  • He collected matchwood from the forest, knowing it would be perfect for making campfires.

How Flammable

fatwood
  • US
7.4
kindling
9 2.2
matchwood
8.2
seasoned
2 4.1
green
67 2.1

Surface Forms

matchwood singular
matchwoods plural

Morphology

matchwood = match + wood (transparent) = match + wood

The compound denotes wood that is suitable for making matches; the relation to the component words is direct and clear.

Etymology

Matchwood comes from match ('small stick for fire') and wood, and it refers to wood that is good for making matchsticks because it lights easily and burns evenly. So matchwood means wood suitable for making matches.