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# firewood

noun (firewood — no plural)

«firewood» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Wood cut into pieces to burn in a fire, a stove or a fireplace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firewood/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life and camping: people collect or chop firewood for campfires and wood stoves. In safety lessons: keep firewood dry, stack it away from the house, never burn painted or treated wood. Phrases: «chop firewood», «gather firewood», «a pile/stack of firewood», «a bundle of firewood».

### Examples

- Dad chopped firewood for the stove. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firewood/#x1)
- We gathered dry sticks as firewood for the campfire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firewood/#x2)
- The firewood is stacked under the porch to keep it dry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firewood/#x3)
- Wet firewood makes a lot of smoke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firewood/#x4)
- Grandma bought a bundle of firewood at the shop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firewood/#x5)
- At the camp, only use fallen wood as firewood; do not cut living trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firewood/#x6)
- The pioneers in our history book spent hours collecting firewood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firewood/#x7)
- Well, the firewood was cut up and piled on the sledge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firewood/#x8)

### Note

Uncountable: say «some firewood», «a log of firewood», «a pile of firewood», not «a firewood» or «firewoods». One word.

## In Jewish tradition

Used in everyday life and camping: people collect or chop firewood for campfires and wood stoves. In safety lessons: keep firewood dry, stack it away from the house, never burn painted or treated wood. Phrases: «chop firewood», «gather firewood», «a pile/stack of firewood», «a bundle of firewood».

### Note

Uncountable: say «some firewood», «a log of firewood», «a pile of firewood», not «a firewood» or «firewoods». One word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «firewood» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firewood/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«firewood» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/firewood.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «firewood» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/firewood/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«firewood» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/firewood.html) on Mova free.