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Brushwood in a sentence

Brushwood meaning

  1. Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
  2. Small trees and shrubs.

Synonyms of Brushwood

wood brush coppice copse thicket vegetation flora botany

Related words

Other words often associated with Brushwood or its synonyms:

accumulation fauna aggregation assemblage collection director growth implement woods encounter maturation quiescence

Using Brushwood

  • The main meaning on this page is: Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs. | Small trees and shrubs.
  • Useful related words include: wood, brush, coppice, copse.
  • In the example corpus, brushwood often appears in combinations such as: of brushwood, with brushwood, brushwood and.

Context around Brushwood

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

stealing 1×

Often after:

road 1× shelters 1× rain 1×

Sentence patterns with Brushwood

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

amount of brushwood on it 1× in the brushwood road for 1× it was brushwood rain forest 1× made of brushwood 1× overgrown with brushwood and scrub 1× roofed with brushwood and reeds 1× snow and brushwood shelters make 1× while stealing brushwood from other 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an old woman 1× in 1967 it 1× on day five 1× speaking on behalf 1× the roofs were 1× the superstructure was 1×

Common sentence endings:

areas for food 1× brushwood and scrub 1× brushwood on it 1× brushwood rain forest 1× eat without rations 1× look for food 1×

Words around Brushwood

Just before it in the word index:

brushton 2 brushstrokes 26 brushstroke 9 brushroll 4 brushmiller 2 brushless 15

Just after it in the word index:

brushwork 13 brushy 8 brusilov 3 brusly 3 bruson 2 brusque 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Brushwood

  • In this selection, "brushwood" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, stealing, road, shelters and rain stand out and add context to how "brushwood" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include amount of brushwood on it and in the brushwood road for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "brushwood" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with brushwood

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The superstructure was probably made of brushwood. (7 words)

An old woman then came to the stake and threw a relatively small amount of brushwood on it. (18 words)

The roofs were supported with wooden posts, and roofed with brushwood and reeds. citation Huts contained underground storage areas for food. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

One of the male storks in Ula’s neighborhood of Akçapınar was seen by the locals while stealing brushwood from other storks’ nets when they were off to look for food. (31 words)

In 1967 it was calculated that the country's forested area extended over no more than convert of terrain, of which convert were overgrown with brushwood and scrub. (28 words)

Speaking on behalf of the family, Mr Sidi previously said they had lived in the Brushwood Road for seven years, with problems worsening over the last four. (27 words)

Example sentences (8)

Speaking on behalf of the family, Mr Sidi previously said they had lived in the Brushwood Road for seven years, with problems worsening over the last four.

On day five, the soldiers will be taught how to build snow and brushwood shelters, make and maintain fires and how to eat without rations.

One of the male storks in Ula’s neighborhood of Akçapınar was seen by the locals while stealing brushwood from other storks’ nets when they were off to look for food.

The so called ‘Rain Forest Decision’ saw some 63,000ha of forest locked up and only 20 per cent of it was brushwood (rain forest).

An old woman then came to the stake and threw a relatively small amount of brushwood on it.

In 1967 it was calculated that the country's forested area extended over no more than convert of terrain, of which convert were overgrown with brushwood and scrub.

The roofs were supported with wooden posts, and roofed with brushwood and reeds. citation Huts contained underground storage areas for food.

The superstructure was probably made of brushwood.

Common combinations with brushwood

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "brushwood" in a sentence?
An example: "Speaking on behalf of the family, Mr Sidi previously said they had lived in the Brushwood Road for seven years, with problems worsening over the last four." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "brushwood" from authentic English texts.
What does "brushwood" mean?
Brushwood means: Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
What are synonyms of "brushwood"?
Common synonyms of "brushwood" include: wood, brush, coppice, copse, thicket, vegetation, flora, botany.
How many example sentences with "brushwood" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "brushwood", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.