burning wood

collocation in English

meaningsofburningandwood

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burning
adjective
uk
/ˈbɜː.nɪŋ/us
/ˈbɝː.nɪŋ/
producing ...
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wood
noun
uk
/wʊd/us
/wʊd/
a hard substance that forms the branches and trunks of trees and can be used as a building material, for making things, or as ...
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(Definition ofburningandwoodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Andirons were a pair of iron bars placed on each side of a hearth to supportburningwood.
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But it is possible to get benzpyrene, not only out of tobacco smoke, but out ofburningwoodand cellulose, and also by burning both petrol and diesel oil.
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Instead ofburningwoodproducts and producing carbon, it recycles the material and ensures that the carbon is locked in.
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Kilns may be heated byburningwood, coal and gas or by electricity.
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The warming can be doneburningwood, oil or natural gas, or electrically.
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At this phulkhela bhaktas had walked onburningwood.
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Before this time, iron-making used large quantities of charcoal, produced byburningwood.
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Up until the early 20th century, roasting was started byburningwoodon top of ore.
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The odour is associated with smoke produced whenburningwood.
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Burningwoodcreates a crown of glowing hair.
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This can be done byburningwood, with or without chimney, oil or natural gas.
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Black ovens are heated byburningwoodin a chamber.
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To the sights and sounds were added the smells of explosive andburningwood.
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Before this time, iron-making utilized large quantities of charcoal, produced byburningwood.
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In "iwaburo" along the coast, the rocks were heated byburningwood, then sea water was poured over the rocks producing steam.
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Historically, humans have harnessed biomass derived energy since the advent ofburningwoodto make fire, and wood remains the largest biomass energy source today.
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For some time, he lived in a forest; during the day, he collected wood, while he studied at night using light fromburningwoodand leaves.
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The rising cost of domestic heating gas oil has reawakened a desire for alternative fuel sources andburningwoodis carbon neutral.
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