matchwood
/ˈmætʃˌwʊd/
noun
- Wood that is used to make matches, or wood that is very dry and easily broken into small pieces.
- The furniture was so old and dry it had turned to matchwood.
- They gathered matchwood from the forest floor to start the campfire.
- The old shed was made of matchwood and collapsed in the storm.
- Something that is shattered or broken into many small pieces.
- After the earthquake, the houses were matchwood.
- The explosion turned the wooden fence into matchwood.
- The car hit the tree and was reduced to matchwood.
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