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Touchwood

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punknoun(countable) One who engages in sexual intercourse, particularly:
spunknoun(uncountable) Courage; spirit; mettle; determination.
kindlingnounSmall pieces of wood and twigs used to start a fire.
tindernounSmall dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire.

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tindernounSmall dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire.
kindlingnounSmall pieces of wood and twigs used to start a fire.
spunknoun(uncountable) Courage; spirit; mettle; determination.
punknoun(countable) One who engages in sexual intercourse, particularly:
matchwoodnounWood, often in the form of splinters, suitable for making matches.
barnwoodnounaged or weathered wood, especially from a dismantled barn
woodnoun(uncountable) The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
chatwoodnounLittle sticks; twigs for burning; firewood.
kindlewoodnounWood for lighting a fire; kindling.
woodpilenounA pile of cut wood to be used as fuel.
scrapwoodnounwood that is scrap; left-over oddments of wood
woodrotnounThe decayed portions of wooden structure, usually caused by a fungal infection.
dead woodnoun(figuratively) Matters or things that have become unnecessary or otherwise useless; bloat, dead weight.
firewoodnounWood intended to be burned, typically for heat.
lightwoodnoun(Canada, US) Any wood used to light a fire; kindlings; especially, very resinous pine wood.
driftwoodnounA floating piece, or pieces, of wood that drifts with the current of a body of water.
searwoodnoun(obsolete) wood dry enough to burn
flibbetsnounSplinters or match-wood - fragments
woodletnoun(rare) A small wood; a thicket.
tallwoodnoun(UK, obsolete) Firewood cut into billets of a certain length.

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