woodpile
part of speech
noun (a woodpile, woodpiles)
meaning for a pupil
1) A woodpile is a neat heap or stack of logs or chopped wood, usually kept outside for burning in a fire or stove. tree →
2) In older sayings, a hidden problem is sometimes called something hiding in the woodpile. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life a woodpile stands next to a house, cabin or campsite and holds firewood for a fireplace, wood stove or campfire. In nature lessons it is a home for insects, spiders, mice, lizards and snakes, so children learn to wear gloves and look before reaching in. Phrases: stack the woodpile, a pile of wood, from the woodpile.
examples
- Dad stacked the logs on the woodpile behind the shed. tree →
- Grandma asked me to fetch three logs from the woodpile. tree →
- A little mouse ran out from under the woodpile. tree →
- Wear gloves when you take wood from the woodpile because spiders hide there. tree →
- The woodpile was covered with a tarp to keep it dry. tree →
- By the end of winter the woodpile was almost gone. tree →
- We counted 40 logs in the woodpile and burned 6 a day. tree →
- Snakes sometimes sleep in a warm woodpile in Australia, so be careful. tree →
- His woodpile was not yet kindled. tree →
note
Countable noun: one woodpile, two woodpiles. It is a compound of wood + pile, written as one word. Safety: woodpiles can hide snakes, spiders and wasps; never climb on one because logs can roll and fall. A woodpile is not the same as a bonfire, which is wood that is burning.
Trees and pragmatics
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