Definitions for brushwood
ˈbrʌʃˌwʊdbrush·wood

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. brushwoodnoun

   the wood from bushes or small branches

   "they built a fire of brushwood"

2. brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicketnoun

   a dense growth of bushes

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. brushwoodnoun

   Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.

2. brushwoodnoun

   Small trees and shrubs.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brushwoodnoun

   Rough, low, close, shrubby thickets; small wood fit for fire.

   Etymology: from brush and wood. I know not whether it may not be corrupted from browsewood.

   It smokes, and then with trembling breath she blows,
   Till in a cheerful blaze the flames arose.
   With brushwood, and with chips, she strengthens these,
   And adds at last the boughs of rotten trees. John Dryden, Fab.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brushwood

   Brushwood refers to twigs, branches, and small trees cut off, typically used for firewood, fencing, thatching, or gardening purposes. It usually refers to the tangled denseness of trees and shrubs in a forest, often consisting of dead tree limbs, shrubs, or undergrowth.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brushwoodnoun

   brush; a thicket or coppice of small trees and shrubs

2. Brushwoodnoun

   small branches of trees cut off

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brushwood

   Brushwood is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated by road about 6 kilometres east from Ganmain and 8 kilometres west from Coolamon. Brushwood lies within the wheat farming belt of the Coolamon Shire Council and is the home of a small railway station and a series of large 30-metre silos.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BRUSHWOOD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Brushwood is ranked #67747 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Brushwood surname appeared 291 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Brushwood.
   
   92.7% or 270 total occurrences were White.
   3.4% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Vegetation
   • Wood

Anagrams for brushwood »

1. shrubwood

How to pronounce brushwood?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say brushwood in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of brushwood in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of brushwood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of brushwood in a Sentence

1. Overlung:

   Wit is brushwood; judgment timber; the one gives the greatest flame, and the other yields the most durable heat; and both meeting make the best fire.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=brushwood
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Brushwood
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=brushwood
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brushwood
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=brushwood
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html