Log and Plank

Log

Log noun - A segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches.

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Plank and log are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plank" instead a noun "Log".

Nearby Words: logging, logged, logout

Plank noun - A stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes.

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Log and plank are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Log" instead a noun "Plank".

Nearby Words: planking, planked

burning	burning log	burning plank
single	single log	single plank
actual	actual log	actual plank
large	large log	large plank
Other adjectives: big, wooden, little, thin, falling, last, spiked, nearby, giant.

Another instance features Calvin making a fool of himself while trying to catapult a large snowball from a springboard consisting of a plank and a log.

Source: I Meant to Do That
Breaking a tree gives you "log blocks" which have no other real purpose than to be crafted into four "plank blocks".

Source: Firewood Resources
I Meant to Do That: Calvin says this after his attempt to launch a giant snowball (by placing it on the end of a plank balanced atop a log and jumping on the other end of said plank) ends with him getting splattered.

Source: Comic Strip / Calvin and Hobbes

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Plank and Log. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/log/plank

Log & Plank. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/log/plank>.

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