noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat. countable, uncountable

   "After many days of hard work, we finally had enough firewood for the winter."

2. 2
   wood used for fuel wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

backlogbavinbeambilletboardboarding

Example

More examples

"The smoldering firewood burst into flame."

Etymology

From Middle English ferwode, fyrewoode, equivalent to fire + wood.

Related phrases

firewood rapefirewood-gathererburning materialfireplace fuelfor firein firelike kindlingstarting firesstove fueltree fuelwood stove

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