woodbox
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈwʊdˌbɑks/
:
caja de madera
- We filled the woodbox with firewood before the winter storm hit.
- fill the woodbox
Examples
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She opened the stove door and fetched birch twigs and a chunk of pine from the woodbox, then struck a match and watched as flames crawled over the dry wood.
Fiction book (2002) -
"Robert is a born fisherman, Marie," my grandfather said after I got in between the quilts on the woodbox.
Fiction book (2002) -
But the handsome brass-edged woodbox on the hearth was empty.
Fiction book (1999) -
Firewood was stacked near the back door and in the woodbox behind the range, and from town my father brought a small trailer full of coal that we used to keep the fire over until morning.
Fiction book (1991) -
"We're going to have to get after the pack rats, first thing," he declares as he scoops out of the woodbox yet another junk trove accumulated by them.
Fiction book (1993) -
The CD features many local musicians, including members of The Giant City Slickers, The Whistle Pigs, Woodbox Gang, Banjovi, and The Bankester Family, in addition to the Rural Kings.
Blog text (29) -
He carefully chose the best logs to put in the woodbox for burning later.
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The old woodbox in the corner of the room was once filled with logs for the fireplace.
Synonyms
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1.0
A usually rectangular container with a lid for holding things or the amount it holds
363
1.0
A large strong box for storing clothes or valuables
189
1.7
A strong wooden box for storing or moving things and the amount inside it
11
3.6
A small shed near a house for storing firewood or tools
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2.1
A stack of wood kept to burn
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Etymology
Woodbox combines wood ('the hard part of a tree') and box ('a container'). So it literally means a box made of wood for storing or carrying things, which makes it easy to remember as a wooden container for items like tools or firewood.