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Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood. Far from it. Just a common block of firewood, one of those thick, solid logs that are put on the fire in winter to make cold rooms cozy and warm.
Carlo Collodi

Meaning of "firewood" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIREWOOD

firewood  [ˈfaɪəwʊd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIREWOOD

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determiner
exclamation
Firewood is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIREWOOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

firewood

Firewood

Firewood is any wooden material that is gathered and used for fuel. Generally, firewood is not highly processed and is in some sort of recognizable log or branch form, compared to other forms of wood fuel like pellets or chips. Firewood is a renewable resource. However, demand for this fuel can outpace its ability to regenerate on local and regional level. For example in some places in the world and through history, the demand has led to desertification. Good forestry practices and improvements in devices that use firewood can improve the local wood supplies.

Definition of firewood in the English dictionary

The definition of firewood in the dictionary is wood that is suitable for burning on a fire.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIREWOOD


airward
ˈɛəwʊd
Bollywood
ˈbɒlɪˌwʊd
Brentwood
ˈbrɛntˌwʊd
Eastwood
ˈiːstwʊd
Fleetwood
ˈfliːtˌwʊd
greenwood
ˈɡriːnˌwʊd
hardwood
ˈhɑːdˌwʊd
Hollywood
ˈhɒlɪˌwʊd
Isherwood
ˈɪshəˌwʊd
oakwood
ˈəʊkwʊd
plywood
ˈplaɪˌwʊd
redwood
ˈrɛdˌwʊd
rosewood
ˈrəʊzˌwʊd
Sherwood
ˈʃɜːˌwʊd
Tollywood
ˈtɒlɪˌwʊd
underwood
ˈʌndəˌwʊd
Westwood
ˈwɛstˌwʊd
wildwood
ˈwaɪldˌwʊd
wood
wʊd
would
wʊd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIREWOOD

fireproof dish
fireproof door
firer
fireroom
fireside
fireside chat
firestone
firestorm
firethorn
firetrap
firewall
firewarden
firewater
fireweed
FireWire
firewoman
firework
firework display
fireworks
fireworm

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIREWOOD

bluewood
Boldrewood
candlewood
canoewood
copsewood
eaglewood
fiddlewood
from the wood
greasewood
harewood
lacewood
lancewood
latewood
Littlewood
marblewood
moosewood
orangewood
pinewood
snakewood
whitewood
zantewood

Synonyms and antonyms of firewood in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «firewood» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIREWOOD

Find out the translation of firewood to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of firewood from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «firewood» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

木柴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

leña
570 millions of speakers

English

firewood
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जलाऊ लकड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحطب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дрова
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lenha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জ্বাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bois de chauffage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kayu api
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brennholz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

まき
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

장작
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kayu bakar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

củi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விறகு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सरपण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yakacak odun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

legna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

drewno kominkowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дрова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lemn de foc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καυσόξυλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vuurmaakhout
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ved
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brensel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of firewood

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIREWOOD»

The term «firewood» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.017 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIREWOOD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «firewood» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «firewood» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about firewood

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9 QUOTES WITH «FIREWOOD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word firewood.
1
Carlo Collodi
Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood. Far from it. Just a common block of firewood, one of those thick, solid logs that are put on the fire in winter to make cold rooms cozy and warm.
2
Sebastian Junger
My wife, Daniela, and I live in an old house from 1810 with three fireplaces at the end of a dead-end dirt road on Cape Cod, so I turn the trees into firewood for us and a friend of mine sells the rest.
3
William Kamkwamba
Climate change is important to Malawi, but many people see alternative energy more as a means to skip the government and get electricity and power. Deforestation is a huge problem in Malawi, which only adds to the problem. People cut down trees because they have no power to run electric stoves, etc. So they use firewood.
4
Wangari Maathai
In Kenya women are the first victims of environmental degradation, because they are the ones who walk for hours looking for water, who fetch firewood, who provide food for their families.
5
Ernest Poole
Here we grow the flax and grain; here we raise the meat they eat, and the wool to keep them warm; we cut trees to build their houses and firewood to heat their stoves.
6
Gene Sperling
There is no question in the world that educating a girl is good for her country and good for her. The challenge is, is it good for her parents who are living in extreme poverty, who need the girl's help to take care of getting firewood, water, taking care of young children?
7
Gene Sperling
One of the things we have to remember about the poorest countries in the world is that parents, extremely poor parents, are making the choice of whether to send their girls to school. And they are struggling with lack of water, lack of firewood, and lack of care for their youngest children. And those burdens fall on the girls.
8
Tamae Watanabe
We as children went up the mountain to find feed for livestock, like goats, cows and horses, and because in the winter time we would light the fire in the house, we would climb the mountain to collect firewood as well. Because of that, I suppose I became used to climbing mountains.
9
Jody Williams
Landmines distinguish themselves because once they have been sown, once the soldier walks away from the weapon, the landmine cannot tell the difference between a soldier or a civilian - a woman, a child, a grandmother going out to collect firewood to make the family meal.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIREWOOD»

Discover the use of firewood in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to firewood and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Firewood: An Expert Introduction to Equipment, Trees, ...
This book is written by a professional chainsaw operator with over twenty years of experience sizing up, felling, limbing, bucking, and processing firewood.
Troy McClain, 2013
2
Firewood of the Gods
A powerful family saga set in Colonial Australia where the reader is thrust into a world ruled by Betrayal, Greed, Lust and Revenge. This is a time of abduction, slavery and where murder by poisoning is readily accepted as suicide.
Robert Denis Whittle, 2007
3
Smoke: New Firewood Cooking
The chef and owner of Dallas's Smoke and Chicken Scratch restaurants shares time-tested secrets for imbuing foods with a variety of smoke flavors, providing culturally evocative recipes and guidelines for such techniques as safe stovetop ...
Tim Byres, 2013
4
Drying firewood in a temporary solar kiln: a case study
A pilot study was undertaken to determine drying rates for small diameter, unsplit paper birch firewood that was dried: (1) in a conventional top-covered pile; (2) in a simple, temporary solar kiln; and (3) in tree length. Drying rates were the same  ...
George Roger Sampson, Anthony F. Gasbarro, Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.), 1986
5
Agroforestry for Natural Resource Management
s�. By working through these misperceptions we can learn a lot about the nature of farm firewood production and, from that, its potential role in natural resource management. First, the iconic image of farm forestry in Australia is growing ...
Ian Nuberg, Brendan Hugh George, Rowan Reid, 2009
6
The Wood Fire Handbook
' - BBC Countryfile Featured in the Sunday Telegraph, The Wood Fire Handbook shows you that the soothing effect of dancing flames and glowing embers is a simple pleasure to have in our lives.
Vincent Thurkettle, 2012
7
Sustainable Energy Supply in Asia: Proceedings of the ...
FIREWOOD : THE NEED FOR AN ACTIVE POLICY J.B. LAL Former Director, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal (India) ABSTRACT The detailed survey made by Forest Survey of India in the late eighties revealed that India ...
Pradeep Chaturvedi, 1997
8
World's Women 2010, The
Access to firewood In the less developed regions, a large proportion of households still use firewood for cooking and heating. On average, 66 per cent of households in sub-Saharan Africa, 55 per cent of households in Southern and ...
United Nations, 2010
9
Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Contemporary Sheds: ...
ith over 37 square feet of secure storage space and an open-air log bin that holds over a half cord of firewood, this shed is an especially handy outbuilding for backyards, cabin lots, and vacation properties alike. Its economical design makes it ...
Philip Schmidt, 2008
10
Kindling Does for Firewood
A pornographic novel from Australia featuring Margaret and William. In short, alternating passages they assess each other's sexual performance, revealing with brutal frankness--to the reader--what they really think of each other.
Richard King, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIREWOOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term firewood is used in the context of the following news items.
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Emerald Ash Border Discovery Prompts Firewood Ban in 4th N.H. …
The invasive beetle that has devastated ash trees in the Midwest is now confirmed in a fourth county here in New Hampshire. State officials ... «New Hampshire Public Radio, Jul 15»
2
Ash Trees are Good for More than Deer-Camp Firewood
First they came for our firewood, saying we couldn't haul it to deer camp because that's beyond the county line. And now they're coming for ... «Bowhunting.Com, Jul 15»
3
Firewood in high demand already
“We've got all kinds of wood,” said Dougie Dobin, who sells firewood for Langille Brothers in Pictou County. He said they actually have more ... «The News, Jul 15»
4
Iconic log used for firewood
"It's completely water logged and won't make good firewood. It will take a year to dry out. I would have thought it was illegal for someone to go ... «SunLive, Jul 15»
5
Phoenix Comicon 2015 Feature Films: Bad, good, firewood
Young physicist James Pratt (Bryan Raiton) impresses his girlfriend and fellow physicist Caroline (Jessica Mirl) with a tour of his time machine ... «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
6
Minnesota DNR reminds visitors to bring only approved firewood
ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants to remind visitors that only approved firewood is allowed on lands ... «Hometown Focus, Jul 15»
7
Move to charge firewood cremation rejected
NAGPUR: Promotion of eco-friendly cremation received a setback on Wednesday with the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) standing ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
8
Northern Arapaho Tribe receives $45000 Grant for Firewood
The equipment will allow the Northern Arapaho Senior Wood Program to meet its present and future needs in suppling firewood to our senior ... «County 10, Jul 15»
9
State Increases Price Of Firewood Permits In State Forests
(UNDATED) - Indiana has more than doubled the price of firewood permits that allow the public to cut their own firewood in designated areas of ... «WBIW.com, Jul 15»
10
Indiana more than doubles price of firewood permits
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Indiana has more than doubled the price of firewood permits that allow the public to cut their own firewood in ... «WNDU-TV, Jul 15»

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