driftwood

drift·wood

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [drift-woo d]
- /ˈdrɪftˌwʊd/
- /ˈdrɪft.wʊd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drift-woo d]
- /ˈdrɪftˌwʊd/

Definitions of driftwood word

noun driftwood wood floating on a body of water or cast ashore by it. 1
noun driftwood such wood adapted for use in interior decoration. 1
adjective driftwood of, relating to, or made of driftwood: a driftwood lamp. 1
noun driftwood Pieces of wood that are floating on the sea or have been washed ashore. 1
noun driftwood wood washed up by sea or river 1
uncountable noun driftwood Driftwood is wood which has been carried onto the shore by the motion of the sea or a river, or which is still floating on the water. 0

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Origin of driftwood

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15; drift + wood1

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Parts of speech for Driftwood

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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driftwood popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for driftwood

noun driftwood

chunk — Chunks of something are thick solid pieces of it.
wood — Grant, 1892–1942, U.S. painter.
piece — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
timber — the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
length — the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end: the length of a river.

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