woodwork
/'wudwə:k/
Definition
- Noun:
- The craft or skill of making objects from wood: This refers to the art, trade, or activity of a carpenter or woodworker.
- Things made of wood, especially the wooden parts of a structure: This refers to the wooden components of a building, such as doors, window frames, moldings, or staircases.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- He studied traditional woodwork and furniture making. (He learned the craft of creating items from wood.)
- The old house has beautiful, intricate woodwork around the doors and windows. (The wooden parts of the house are beautifully crafted.)
Advanced Usage
- "to come/crawl out of the woodwork": (idiom) To appear or emerge suddenly and in large numbers, often from obscurity or hiding, typically in an unwelcome or surprising way.
- After he won the lottery, distant relatives came out of the woodwork. (Many relatives he hardly knew suddenly appeared.)
Variants and Related Words
- Woodworking (n): The activity or skill of making things from wood; synonymous with the craft sense of "woodwork".
- Woodworking requires patience and precision.
- Woodworker (n): A person who makes things from wood, especially as a trade.
- The woodworker carved a beautiful statue.
Synonyms
- Carpentry: The skill or work of a carpenter.
- Joinery: The fine work of a joiner (a carpenter who makes furniture and light woodwork).
- Woodcraft: Skill in woodworking.
Related Idioms
- "to blend into the woodwork": To be or become inconspicuous or unnoticed.
- At the large party, she just blended into the woodwork. (She went unnoticed.)
Noun
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the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
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work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture
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