driftwood
/ˈdɹɪftwʊd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.72 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Every wave on the Atlantic was like a dead seagull dragging its driftwood artillery from horizon to horizon."
- "A person walks near driftwood and storm debris that washed up in front of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk amusement park."
- "Commonly the bear makes a stand in driftwood on a bank, or on a log that has fallen into or across a stream."
- "We lit a driftwood fire to help keep the mosquitoes away. It was partially successful."
- "A few unreliable-looking boats were beached there, unpainted boats built largely of gray driftwood, or so it seemed to me."
Etymology
Etymology tree English drift Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)wéydʰ(h₁)us Proto-Germanic *widuz Proto-West Germanic *widu Old English widu Old English wudu Middle English wode English wood English driftwood From drift + wood.