noun
woodhouse
WUUD-hows
Woodhouse (noun) means a shed or small building used for storing chopped or split wood. Example: “He stacked the last of the firewood in the woodhouse before winter.”
noun
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A shed or small building used for storing chopped or split wood.
"Now this door, which had been left ajar by Polly when she ran off, opened into a little courtyard where the fowls were shut in at night; the woodhouse and the privy also stood there."
— David Garnett, Lady Into Fox (1922)
"He stacked the last of the firewood in the woodhouse before winter."
How to use woodhouse
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small outbuilding for storing firewood.
Common pairings
stack wood in the woodhouse
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Word forms
- Plural
- woodhouses
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Etymology
A straightforward compound of wood and house.
Rhymes for woodhouse
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What does “woodhouse” mean?
The word “woodhouse” means a shed or small building used for storing chopped or split wood. In plain terms, a small outbuilding for storing firewood.
How do you pronounce “woodhouse”?
“Woodhouse” is pronounced WUUD-hows (/ˈwʊd.haʊs/ in IPA).
How do you use “woodhouse” in a sentence?
Here is “woodhouse” used in a sentence: “He stacked the last of the firewood in the woodhouse before winter.”
What part of speech is “woodhouse”?
“Woodhouse” is a noun.
