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woodshed

woodshed

11 3.6
A small shed near a house for storing firewood or tools
  • noun
  • /ˈwʊdˌʃɛd/
translation icon : leñero
  • I live in the woodshed.
  • trip to the woodshed
  • old woodshed
  • go to the woodshed

Examples

  • Then he stated to chop some more wood to stack in the woodshed!

    Blog text (10)
  • I've seen a strange man near the woodshed.

  • I sleep in a woodshed.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Look, I found a cot in the woodshed.

  • I march out to the woodshed, chop kindling, carry in rounds, and fire up the wood stove.

    Blog text (31)
  • Since Ray Zerder had moved in, Bill Weisler had been sleeping in the old woodshed.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • There are sheep in the barn, sheep in the fields, sheep in the woodshed, and sheep on the porch!

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Fox rinsed his mug and walked out to the woodshed.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • And I tell you what would cure them—a good old-fashioned trip to my Ohio father's woodshed.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The gardener stored his tools in the woodshed next to the house.

Synonyms

shed
vswoodshed
159 1.0

A small simple building in a garden for storing tools

is specifically for storing firewood rather than general storage
toolshed
vswoodshed
1 1.3

A small building in a garden where you keep tools

is mainly for keeping firewood rather than primarily tools
toolhouse
vswoodshed
4.8

A small building where you keep tools

focuses on storing firewood more than general tool storage

Surface Forms

woodshed singular
woodsheds plural

Morphology

woodshed = wood + shed (transparent) = wood + shed

Clear compound of 'wood' + 'shed' meaning a shed for storing firewood; straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Woodshed is simply the two words wood and shed put together. wood means 'firewood' and a shed is a small building, so a woodshed is a small building where you keep wood for the fire or your garden tools.