lightwood

Speech parts

1. lightwood - Noun

2. Lightwood - Proper noun

Meaning

Pine wood abounding in pitch, used for torches in the Southern United States; pine knots, dry sticks, and the like, for kindling a fire quickly or making a blaze.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Acacia melanoxylon blackwood ebony tinder fire wood combustion firewood clinker kindling incandescence logwood dismission firelighter campfire
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Hypernyms

blackwood blackwood tree

Phrases with the word

lightwood-knot floater

Examples

Gideon Lightwood said he was at the Institute in Madrid. What on earth was he doing there?' 'Faffing about, most likely', said Will. Cassandra Clare

To marry a girl just to make her a widow,” said Gabriel Lightwood. "Many would say that was not a kindness. Cassandra Clare

Something snapped inside Maryse. "He is not a Herondale. He is a Lightwood. Jace Lightwood. He's my son. Cassandra Clare

Maybe Alexander Lightwood would not break his heart. Cassandra Clare

You don't all have to look so worried. I was doing fine." "Fine? If your definition of 'fine' suddenly includes becoming a snack for a flying death turtle, then we are going to have words, Jace Lightwood. Cassandra Clare

Maybe one day it will be just you and me, my little blueberry," Magnus said conversationally. "But not for a long, long time. We'll take care of him, you and I. Won't we?" Max Lightwood made a happy burbling sound that Magnus took as agreement. Cassandra Clare

Close letter words and terms

lightweight weapons lightweightness lightwell lightwood-knot floater lightwork lightworker