brushwood

Everyday

1. Small broken branches and twigs lying on the ground or cut from trees. tree →
2. Thick, low undergrowth of small bushes and shrubs. tree →

In the lessons

In outdoor lessons and stories brushwood is what you gather to start a campfire or what makes a forest hard to walk through. Safety: dry brushwood catches fire quickly. In The Wind in the Willows the Mole stumbles through the brushwood of the Wild Wood.

Examples

• We gathered brushwood to light the campfire. tree →
• The path was blocked with brushwood. tree →
• A rabbit hid under the brushwood. tree →
• Dry brushwood burns very fast, so be careful. tree →
• The farmer cleared the brushwood from the edge of the field. tree →
• The Mole pushed through the brushwood, frightened by the faces. tree →
• And the man replied, ‘Why, I’ve merely been gathering a handful of brushwood.’ tree →

Note

Uncountable: «some brushwood», «a pile of brushwood», not «a brushwood» or «brushwoods». Similar words: twigs, kindling, undergrowth, scrub.