wood fire

Logs burning bright

A wood fire is a fire fueled by burning wood, as opposed to gas, coal, or other fuels.

The term typically evokes warmth and atmosphere—crackling logs in a fireplace or campfire: We gathered around the wood fire.

Wood-fire or wood-fired describes cooking methods, especially for pizza and bread baked in traditional ovens: wood-fired pizza.

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embers · hearth · logs · kindling · ash · warmth · chimney · sparks · burning · burning logs · stove · coals · blaze · roasting · cedar · pine · birch · splitting

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Opposites
fuel source

wood firegas fire

Mains-fueled home heater

electric fire · electric heater · gas fireplace · electric fireplace · gas heater

naturalness/authenticity

wood fireelectric fireplace

Plug-in faux hearth

gas log · space heater

thermal state

wood fireice

Water's solid form

cold · freezing · frost · chill · air conditioning

Family

wood, fire, woods, woody, wooded, woodland, woodsy, woodwork, woodworking

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Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G