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matchwood::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | wood |
Examples of matchwood
matchwood
In the widening gyre the greatest of them have splintered into matchwood.
From the economist.com
Crushed wooden houses now resemble matchwood, scattered in every direction over swampy wasteland.
From the economist.com
Somewhere along the way, one of his skis splintered like matchwood, and he dislocated his left shoulder.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A shear of heavy clay and loosened limestone outcroppings tore through the flimsy homes, crushing many like so much matchwood and trapping their occupants.
From the time.com
How much easier to rail against his brutal cynicism than the fact that he had also turned the English defence into matchwood with one of the greatest goals in the history of the game.
From the independent.co.uk
