wood-chip

Shredded tree piece

A wood-chip is a small fragment of wood produced by cutting, chipping, or shredding.

Wood-chips serve as mulch in gardens, fuel for biomass energy, or raw material for paper production.

As a modifier, wood-chip describes surfaces covered with these fragments: a wood-chip path through the forest.

woodworking

sawdust

Powdery timber waste

jointer · router · byproduct · milling · particleboard · fiberboard · MDF · chipboard · timber · bandsaw

source

hardwood

Dense deciduous timber

  • softwoodConiferous tree lumber
  • pineCone-bearing evergreen
  • cedarDurable, fragrant conifer

deciduous · coniferous · bark · timber · lumber · tree · forest · shredder · branches · arboreal

fuel

pellet

Small rounded mass

boiler · furnace · thermal · firewood · burning · kiln · gasification · stove · kindling · drying

mulching

bark

Sharp canine vocalization

arborist · top-dressing · pathway · humus · shredded · spreading · layering · tree-rings · decorative · insulation

bioenergy

cellulose

Plant wall polysaccharide

renewable · carbon-neutral · sustainability · feedstock · biorefinery · enzymatic · hydrolysis · biogas · second-generation

smoking

barbecue

Slow-cook over coals

hickory · applewood · cherrywood · alder · pecan · oak · flavor · aromatic · brisket · ribs

Opposites
material composition

wood-chipmetal

Hard conductive solid

plastic · glass · steel · concrete · stone

size/fragmentation of wood

wood-chiplog

Sectioned tree trunk

trunk · tree trunk · timber · lumber · plank

ground cover/mulch type

wood-chipgravel

Loose small rock fragments

rubber mulch · pebbles · asphalt · artificial turf · bare soil

Family

wood, chip, woods, wooded, wooden, woodsy, woodland, woodwork, woodworking

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G