woodpile
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈwʊdˌpaɪl/
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madera apilada
- The family stacked firewood neatly in the woodpile to prepare for winter.
- scooter against the woodpile
- rats in the woodpile
- logs for the woodpile
The only place you could go was the woodpile.
- The only place you could go was the woodpile.
Examples
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A goat scrambles to the top of the woodpile, which rolls down under him.
Fiction book (1999) -
She took me out by the woodpile out of earshot.
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We went out to the woodpile and brought in the first load.
Fiction book (1993) -
The demons sat around the woodpile, talking quietly.
Fiction book (2001) -
One of the dogs was sniffing curiously at the woodpile.
Fiction book (1992) -
Raven left the voice-making machine in the woodpile, claiming it only when he was sure that nobody was watching him.
Fiction book (2001) -
On the woodpile, the good doctor set out petri dishes full of agar to the open air.
Fiction book (1996) -
A week before his symptoms developed, he had moved part of a woodpile and noted rodent feces among the cut logs.
Academic text (2015) -
As I watch, a square, gray-haired man in a plaid jacket comes out and begins covering the woodpile against the promised snow.
Fiction book (1998) -
We collect sticks from the woods and heap them onto the stones until we've generated a woodpile five feet high.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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1.0
A pile of things placed one on top of another
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1.0
Pieces of wood used to make a fire for heat or cooking
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4.2
A large supply of goods kept for future use
Wood used to make fire for cooking or heating
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Etymology
The word woodpile comes from two simple words: wood ('trees' or 'firewood') and pile ('heap' or 'stack'). So, a woodpile is a stack of wood kept for burning or for use as fuel.