brushwood

[ bruhsh-wood ]

/ ˈbrʌʃˌwʊd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR brushwood ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the wood of branches that have been cut or broken off.

a pile or covering of such branches.

a growth or thicket of densely growing small trees and shrubs.

Origin of brushwood

First recorded in 1630–40; brush² + wood¹

Words nearby brushwood

brushpopper, brush-tailed phalanger, brush-tailed possum, brush turkey, brushup, brushwood, brushwork, brushy, brusque, brusquely, brusquerie

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Example sentences from the Web for brushwood

In a few minutes he had made a pile of brushwood, and had thrown the bed-furniture on the top.
Curiosities of Olden Times|S. Baring-Gould
He now showed me that this brushwood had been lodged among the stones by the swollen stream, and we consequently camped higher up.
The Backwoodsman|Various
They, where the goal of their way lies nearest, bear through the brushwood in armed array.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil
A sudden burst of daylight; he was cutting the brushwood away to investigate as far as he could before descending.
Yr Ynys Unyg|Julia de Winton

Then they did some fancy vaulting, over bars and brushwood, and while riding two and even four horses.
Dave Porter at Star Ranch|Edward Stratemeyer

British Dictionary definitions for brushwood

brushwood

/ (ˈbrʌʃˌwʊd) /

noun

cut or broken-off tree branches, twigs, etc

another word for brush 2 (def. 1)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	brushwood
释义	brushwood [ bruhsh-wood ] / ˈbrʌʃˌwʊd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR brushwood ON THESAURUS.COM noun the wood of branches that have been cut or broken off. a pile or covering of such branches. a growth or thicket of densely growing small trees and shrubs. Origin of brushwood First recorded in 1630–40; brush² + wood¹ Words nearby brushwood brushpopper, brush-tailed phalanger, brush-tailed possum, brush turkey, brushup, brushwood, brushwork, brushy, brusque, brusquely, brusquerie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brushwood In a few minutes he had made a pile of brushwood, and had thrown the bed-furniture on the top. Curiosities of Olden Times\|S. Baring-Gould He now showed me that this brushwood had been lodged among the stones by the swollen stream, and we consequently camped higher up. The Backwoodsman\|Various They, where the goal of their way lies nearest, bear through the brushwood in armed array. The Aeneid of Virgil\|Virgil A sudden burst of daylight; he was cutting the brushwood away to investigate as far as he could before descending. Yr Ynys Unyg\|Julia de Winton Then they did some fancy vaulting, over bars and brushwood, and while riding two and even four horses. Dave Porter at Star Ranch\|Edward Stratemeyer British Dictionary definitions for brushwood brushwood / (ˈbrʌʃˌwʊd) / noun cut or broken-off tree branches, twigs, etc another word for brush 2 (def. 1) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to brushwood thicket, scrub, underbrush, clump, shrubbery, undergrowth, grove, cover, coppice, hedge, copse, dingle, sedge, underwood, fern, gorse, bracken, spinney, chaparral, bush
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brushwood

noun

Origin of brushwood

Words nearby brushwood

Example sentences from the Web for brushwood

British Dictionary definitions for brushwood

noun

Words related to brushwood