matchwood

match·wood

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mach-woo d]
- /ˈmætʃˌwʊd/
- /ˈmætʃ.wʊd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mach-woo d]
- /ˈmætʃˌwʊd/

Definitions of matchwood word

noun matchwood wood suitable for match. 1
noun matchwood splinters (def 1). 1
noun matchwood Very small pieces or splinters of wood. 1
noun matchwood splinters or small pieces of wood 1
noun matchwood wood suitable for making matches 0
noun matchwood splinters or fragments 0

See all 9 definitions of matchwood

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Origin of matchwood

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600; match1 + wood1

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Parts of speech for Matchwood

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Matchwood

matchwood popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

matchwood usage trend in Literature

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