Brushwood Definition

brŭshwo͝od
noun
Chopped-off or broken-off tree branches.
Webster's New World
A thick growth of small trees and shrubs; underbrush; brush.
Webster's New World
An area covered by such growth.
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Other Word Forms of Brushwood

Noun

Singular:
brushwood
Plural:
brushwoods

Brushwood Sentence Examples

  • The ruins are now thickly overgrown with brushwood; but the walls, nearly 2 m.

  • The ox-wagons with their solid wheels, and the curious water-wheels of brushwood with earthenware pots tied on to them and turned by a blindfolded donkey, are picturesque.

  • The soil is quartz sand and is chiefly covered with heather and brushwood.

  • A quantity of it is really brushwood, used for the manufacture of charcoal and for fuel, coal being little used except for manufacturing purposes.

  • Large areas are covered with brushwood, among which are scattered baobab, shea-butter, bread fruit, corkwood and silk-cotton trees.

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Words Starting With

BBRBRU

Words Ending With

DODOOD

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With B9 Letter Words Ending With D