Brushwood — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the wood from bushes or small branches

a dense growth of bushes

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpɚwˌɔːɹt/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈʌʃwʊd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈʌʃwʊd/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæpɚwˌɔːɹt/.

Examples

they built a fire of brushwood

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coppice thicket copse brush

Parts of Speech

noun	the wood from bushes or small branches “they built a fire of brushwood”
noun	a dense growth of bushes

Word Forms

brushy

adjective

covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets; ; ; - Jack Beatty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Reisig

das Holz aus Büschen oder kleinen Ästen

🇫🇷French

broussailles

le bois des buissons ou des petites branches

🇪🇸Spanish

maleza

la madera de arbustos o ramas pequeñas

🇮🇹Italian

sottobosco

il legno da cespugli o piccoli rami

🇳🇱Dutch

kreupelhout

het hout uit struiken of kleine takken

🇵🇹Portuguese

mato

a madeira de arbustos ou pequenos galhos

🇷🇺Russian

хворост

древесина кустов или небольших веток

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झाड़-झंखाड़

झाड़ियों या छोटी शाखाओं की लकड़ी

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্রাশউড

ঝোপ বা ছোট শাখা থেকে কাঠ

🇮🇳Tamil

தூரிகை

புதர்கள் அல்லது சிறிய கிளைகளில் இருந்து மரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్రష్వుడ్

పొదలు లేదా చిన్న కొమ్మల నుండి కలప

🇮🇳Marathi

ब्रशवुड

झुडुपे किंवा लहान फांद्या पासून लाकूड

🇮🇳Gujarati

બ્રશવુડ

ઝાડીઓ અથવા નાની શાખાઓમાંથી લાકડું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಂಚದ ಮರ

ಪೊದೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಸಣ್ಣ ಕೊಂಬೆಗಳಿಂದ ಮರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബ്രഷ്വുഡ്

കുറ്റിക്കാടുകളിൽ നിന്നോ ചെറിയ ശാഖകളിൽ നിന്നോ ഉള്ള മരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੁਰਸ਼ਵੁੱਡ

ਝਾੜੀਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਛੋਟੀਆਂ ਸ਼ਾਖਾਵਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਲੱਕੜ

🇵🇰Urdu

برش کی لکڑی

جھاڑیوں یا چھوٹی شاخوں سے لکڑی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

灌木丛

灌木或小树枝上的木材

🇯🇵Japanese

ブラシウッド

茂みや小さな枝から取った木材

🇰🇷Korean

잘라낸 곁가지

덤불이나 작은 가지에서 나온 나무

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bụi cây

gỗ từ bụi cây hoặc cành nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

พุ่มไม้

ไม้จากพุ่มไม้หรือกิ่งเล็กๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

belukar

kayu dari semak atau dahan kecil

🇲🇾Malay

kayu berus

kayu dari semak atau dahan kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أجمة

الخشب من الشجيرات أو الفروع الصغيرة

🇮🇷Persian

چوب قلم مو

چوب بوته ها یا شاخه های کوچک

🇹🇷Turkish

çalılık

çalılardan veya küçük dallardan elde edilen ahşap

🇮🇱Hebrew

עץ מברשת

העץ משיחים או ענפים קטנים

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