firewood

[US]/'faɪəwʊd/
[UK]/'faɪɚwʊd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.wood used for burning; fuel wood

Phrases & Collocations

chopping firewood

stacking firewood

firewood supplier

seasoned firewood

Example Sentences

He stacked the firewood in the backyard.

The burning firewood sent up clouds of smoke.

dry sticks used for firewood

Cutting down fruit trees for firewood is a case of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

We bargained, him and I, and here we are: stores, brandy, block-house, the firewood you was thoughtful enough to cut, and, in a manner of speaking, the whole blessed boat, from cross-trees to kelson .

use firewood for heating

Real-world Examples

It was tedious gathering the firewood.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

But you don't have enough firewood.

Source: VOA Let's Learn English (Level 2)

Can you take a hot bath and leave the firewood as it was?

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

I'll go get the firewood. I'll let you have a moment.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 2

The priests stacked the firewood next to the building the Tang Monk was sleeping in.

Source: Journey to the West

" When you split the firewood, " Arya remembered, " where did you leave the axe" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

The precious asset at risk is firewood.

Source: Selected English short passages

Let me be a piece of firewood instead.

Source: Selected Modern Chinese Essays 1

" Gathering firewood and cooking dinner, " I answered lightly.

Source: Sea Wolf (Part Two)

They were carrying bundles of firewood.

Source: Journey to the West

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