firewood

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firewood

/ˈfaɪ.ə(ɹ).wʊd/ UK
/ˈfa.ə(ɹ).wʊd/
/ˈfaː(ɹ).wʊd/
/ˈfɑ.ə(ɹ).wʊd/
/ˈfɑ.əː(ɹ).wʊd/
/ˈfaɪ.ɚ.wʊd/ US
[ˈfaɪ.ɚ.wʊd] US
[ˈfäː.ɚ.wʊd] Appalachia, Southern US
/ˈfɑe.ə(ɹ).wʊd/ Australia

Rhymes with -ʊd

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

noun firewoods

countable, uncountable Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat. After many days of hard work, we finally had enough firewood for the winter.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: wood-burning, fuelwood, wooden, heater, heating, hammer, fuel, heat, lumber, wood, drinking, drink, timber, tree, gatherer, fir

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noun wood intended to be burned, typically for heat

Español	leña, escarabaja
한국어	땔나무 ttaellamu, 장작 jangjak
日本語	薪
中文	柴火 cháihuo, 木柴 mùchái, 柴禾 cháihé
हिन्दी	लकड़ी lakṛī
Kiswahili	kuni
Português	lenha
Français	bois de chauffage
Deutsch	Brennholz, Feuerholz
Italiano	legna, legna da ardere
Ελληνικά	καυσόξυλα kafsóxyla
Română	lemne de foc
Русский	дрова́ drová, поле́нья polénʹja
Tiếng Việt	củi
العربية	حَطَب ḥaṭab
עברית	עֲצֵי הַסָּקָה ets hasaká

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@misc{firewood_2026,
  title = {firewood},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/firewood},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}