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Matchwood (Noun)

Wood suitable for making matchsticks.

Nouns denoting substances.

The factory required large quantities of matchwood to meet the increasing demand for matchsticks.
To produce high-quality matchsticks, the company only used the finest matchwood available in the market.
Matchwood is typically made from softwoods like aspen or poplar due to their low resin content.
The small twigs and branches collected from the forest floor were ideal for converting into matchwood.
After processing the logs, the remaining scraps were converted into matchwood for further use.

Wood in small pieces or splinters; "the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks".

Nouns denoting substances.

The storm battered the old wooden fence to matchwood in a matter of minutes.
The careless use of explosives reduced the building to matchwood in seconds.
Years of exposure to the elements had reduced the wooden pier to matchwood.
After the tornado, the house was nothing but matchwood and debris.
The force of the collision reduced the boat's hull to matchwood and left it unrecognizable.

Fragments of wood; "it was smashed into matchwood".

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).

The old ship was smashed into matchwood on the rocky coast during the storm.
The massive tree was reduced to matchwood after being struck by lightning.
The powerful explosion left the wooden building in splinters, nothing but matchwood remained.
The strong winds destroyed the old wooden fence, leaving it in shattered matchwood.
The speeding car crashed into the wooden barrier and was smashed into matchwood.