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firewood.

Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfaɪ.ə(ɹ).wʊd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfa.ə(ɹ).wʊd//ˈfaː(ɹ).wʊd//ˈfɑ.ə(ɹ).wʊd/
  1. Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat.

    countable · uncountable
    After many days of hard work, we finally had enough firewood for the winter.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English ferwode, fyrewoode, equivalent to fire + wood.

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