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match·wood
(măch′wo͝od′)n.
1. Wood in small pieces or splinters suitable especially for making matches.
2. Splinters: The vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks.
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matchwood
(ˈmætʃˌwʊd)n
1. wood suitable for making matches
2. splinters or fragments: the bomb blew the house to matchwood.
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
match•wood
(ˈmætʃˌwʊd)n.
fragments of wood.
[1590–1600]
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Noun | 1. | matchwood - wood in small pieces or splinters; "the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks" wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees |
2. | matchwood - wood suitable for making matchsticks wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees | |
3. | matchwood - fragments of wood; "it was smashed into matchwood" |
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Translations
matchwood
[ˈmætʃwʊd] N → astillas fplto smash sth to matchwood → hacer algo añicos
to be smashed to matchwood → hacerse añicos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
matchwood
[ˈmætʃˌwud] n → legno per fiammiferithe boat was smashed to matchwood (fig) → la barca fu completamente sfasciata
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995