firewood
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fire·wood /ˈfaɪəwʊd $ ˈfaɪr-/ noun [uncountable] TPDwood that has been cut or collected in order to be burned in a fire 木柴
Examples from the Corpus
firewood• Chopping wood, sawing logs, binding firewood.• A pile of freshly chopped firewood stood next to the cabin door.• He served on the school board for ten years and donated firewood.• Then it was time to gather firewood, fetch water and cook.• There were runs on bread, milk, firewood, rock salt and snow shovels.• Families in the hills not only consume 25 percent more energy than those on the plains, they also consume more firewood.• Cutting and splitting fifty cords of firewood.• But in reality, none of these programmes is helping to increase the production of firewood.• He was taking firewood and a large cauldron into the smithy that adjoined the cottage.fire·wood nounChineseSyllable
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firewood
fire‧wood /ˈfaɪəwʊd $ ˈfaɪr-/
noun [uncountable]
wood that has been cut or collected in order to be burned in a fire
■ material from trees
▪wood noun [uncountable and countable] the usual word for the hard material that trees are made of: They were chopping wood for the fire. | The doors are made of solid wood. | wood flooring
▪timber British English, lumber American English noun [uncountable] wood used for building and making things: a timber company | softwood lumber
▪hardwood noun [uncountable and countable] strong heavy wood from trees such as oak: hardwood floors | hardwoods such as teak
▪softwood noun [uncountable and countable] wood from trees such as pine and fir that is cheap and easy to cut: Most tables are made from softwood.
▪firewood noun [uncountable] wood that has been cut or collected in order to be burned in a fire: They collected branches that could be used for firewood.
fire‧wood /ˈfaɪəwʊd $ ˈfaɪr-/
noun [uncountable]wood that has been cut or collected in order to be burned in a fire
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