firewoods

noun

plural of firewood
as in cordwoods

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  1. woods
  2. beams
  3. lumber
  4. piles
  5. blocks
Noun
  • Officers found Gatz’s SUV under a canopy structure in the woods, about half a mile down a two-way dirt trail, the statements allege.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 July 2026
  • Different woods have different densities, stiffness, and vibration-transmitting properties.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026
Definition of woods
Noun
  • In the evening, the Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks show will draw thousands of eyes upward as 85,000 shells are launched from six barges and a laser show beams up from the Brooklyn Bridge.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • The filmmakers cut freely and rapidly among the duo’s poses, their stumbles, their fears, their tightrope walks across precarious beams in the sky.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Definition of beams
Noun
  • In the episode, Carrie is nearly crushed after Matthew Labyorteaux's Albert Quinn nearly drops a pile of lumber clean on her head.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
  • Yes, the Sharks spent Wednesday acquiring expensive, heavy lumber.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of lumber
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  • Whether Spatial surrounds its reggae-toasting host with piles of drums, disorienting electronic beats, or locomotive rock music, Scratch abides as crooner, barker, mystic, meditation coach — whatever the moment requires.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026
  • That approach is what separates the trend from the piles of pet accessories that have always been marketed to owners.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • The building is three blocks south of the Fort Worth Stockyards national historic district.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026
  • Crews closed Queens Road between the 1000 and 1100 blocks to repair the main.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026
Definition of blocks
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