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MATCHWOOD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fragments of wood

Example:

it was smashed into matchwood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("matchwood" is a kind of...):

bit; chip; flake; fleck; scrap (a small fragment of something broken off from the whole)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Wood suitable for making matchsticks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("matchwood" is a kind of...):

wood (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Wood in small pieces or splinters

Example:

the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks

Synonyms:

matchwood; splinters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("matchwood" is a kind of...):

wood (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)

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