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Touchwood

noun/tˈʌtʃwʊd/
Definition
material for starting a fire
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/tˈʌtʃwʊd/
🇬🇧British English
/tˈʌtʃwʊd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/tˈʌtʃwʊd/
2 syllables Say it as /tˈʌtʃwʊd/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
kindleverbcatch fire
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
amadou
matériel pour allumer un feu
🇪🇸Spanish
madera de toque
material para iniciar un incendio
🇳🇱Dutch
aanrakingshout
materiaal om vuur te maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
madeira de toque
material para iniciar um incêndio
🇷🇺Russian
сенсорный лес
материал для разжигания огня
India
🇮🇳Hindi
नजर ना लगे
आग जलाने के लिए सामग्री
🇧🇩Bengali
টাচউড
আগুন শুরু করার জন্য উপাদান
🇮🇳Tamil
டச்வுட்
நெருப்பைத் தொடங்குவதற்கான பொருள்
🇮🇳Telugu
టచ్వుడ్
అగ్నిని ప్రారంభించడానికి పదార్థం
🇮🇳Marathi
टचवुड
आग सुरू करण्यासाठी साहित्य
🇮🇳Gujarati
ટચવુડ
આગ શરૂ કરવા માટેની સામગ્રી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಟಚ್ವುಡ್
ಬೆಂಕಿಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸುವ ವಸ್ತು
🇮🇳Malayalam
ടച്ച്വുഡ്
തീ ആരംഭിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള മെറ്റീരിയൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਟੱਚਵੁੱਡ
ਅੱਗ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
ٹچ ووڈ
آگ شروع کرنے کے لئے مواد
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
塔奇伍德
生火材料
🇯🇵Japanese
タッチウッド
火を起こすための材料
🇰🇷Korean
썩은 나무
불을 피우는 재료
🇻🇳Vietnamese
gỗ chạm
vật liệu để bắt lửa
🇹🇭Thai
ไม้ทัชวูด
วัสดุสำหรับการจุดไฟ
🇮🇩Indonesian
orang yg mudah tersinggung
bahan untuk menyalakan api
🇲🇾Malay
kayu sentuh
bahan untuk menyalakan api
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الصوفان
مادة لإشعال النار
🇮🇷Persian
چوب لمسی
مواد برای شروع آتش
🇹🇷Turkish
odun
yangın başlatmak için malzeme
🇮🇱Hebrew
עץ מגע
חומר להצתת שריפה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'touchwood'?
The primary meaning of 'touchwood' is 'material for starting a fire'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'touchwood' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'touchwood' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'touchwood' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'touchwood' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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