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matchwood [ˈmætʃˌwʊd] n
1. wood suitable for making matches 2. splinters or fragments the bomb blew the house to matchwood ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations matchwood [ˈmætʃwʊd] N → astillas fpl to smash sth to matchwood → hacer algo añicos to be smashed to matchwood → hacerse añicos matchwood [ˈmætʃˌwud] n → legno per fiammiferi the boat was smashed to matchwood (fig) → la barca fu completamente sfasciata matchwood [ˈmætʃˌwud] n → legno per fiammiferi the boat was smashed to matchwood (fig) → la barca fu completamente sfasciata How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The chair went to matchwood at the bottom, and we rolled apart into the gutter. The great stick was torn from his grasp and broken in two as though it had been matchwood, to be flung aside as the now infuriated beast charged for his adversary's throat. When I remember how I've cut down a mile and a half of green poisonous jungle with an old cutlass half as sharp as this; and then remember I must stop here and chop this matchwood, because of some confounded old bargain scribbled in a family Bible, why, I--" |
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