English noun: matchwood | |||
1. | matchwood (substance) wood in small pieces or splinters | ||
Samples | The vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks. | ||
Synonyms | splinters | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wood | ||
2. | matchwood (substance) wood suitable for making matchsticks | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wood | ||
3. | matchwood (object) fragments of wood | ||
Samples | It was smashed into matchwood. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap | ||