brushwood
Americannoun
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the wood of branches that have been cut or broken off.
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a pile or covering of such branches.
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a growth or thicket of densely growing small trees and shrubs.
noun
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cut or broken-off tree branches, twigs, etc
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another word for brush 2
Etymology
Origin of brushwood
Example Sentences
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She deftly manoeuvres a tractor-load of brushwood which she's spent the afternoon cutting from common land owned jointly by the community.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2023
Las Provincias, a regional newspaper, reported police believe that the blaze may have been started by a spark from a machine used to gather brushwood.
From Reuters ● Mar. 25, 2023
Twigs of brushwood lie around a mud oven used for cooking.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2020
Readers today are unlikely to confuse an adolescent with an armload of brushwood used for fences and hedges.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 2, 2019
So with Pantalaimon as a white hare bounding delicately at her side, she trudged along the line of sledges to where some men were piling brushwood.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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