firewood C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈfa.ə(ɹ).wʊd/ UK /ˈfaɪ.ə(ɹ).wʊd/ See IPA manual Freq #12426 Meanings 1 noun wood used for fuel They collected and cut their own firewood. 2 noun Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat. After many days of hard work, we finally had enough firewood for the winter. Etymology From Middle English ferwode, fyrewoode, equivalent to fire + wood. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # firewood **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfa.ə(ɹ).wʊd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfaɪ.ə(ɹ).wʊd/ **Frequency rank:** 12426 ## Meanings 1. wood used for fuel 2. Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat. ## Examples - They collected and cut their own firewood. - After many days of hard work, we finally had enough firewood for the winter. ## Etymology From Middle English ferwode, fyrewoode, equivalent to fire + wood. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown