woodwork
Something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim made from millworkSomething made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.
» The ball clattered off the woodwork.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable, usually)Something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.
work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture
(uncountable, usually)Working with wood.
He does woodwork as a hobby.
Holzverarbeitung, Holzarbeit, Tischlerei
(broadly, figuratively, uncountable, usually)A place of concealment or obscurity.
out of the woodwork
Friends and relatives were coming out of the woodwork to celebrate his good fortune.
(uncountable, usually)The frame of the goal, i.e. the goalpost or crossbar.
That goal was so close, it went in off the woodwork.
Gebälk, Gehäuse, Aluminium
Examples
9 sentencesThe ball clattered off the woodwork.
They really came out of the woodwork after that.
Whenever there's a scandal, reporters come out of the woodwork.
A milling machine is typically used to produce precise cuts in woodwork.
My grandfather completed the woodwork and my grandmother finished the piece with paint.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 5
Origin
From Middle English woodewerk (“carpentry”), equivalent to wood + work.From Middle English woodewerk (“carpentry”), equivalent to wood + work.
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Forms
plural: woodworksSynonyms
2 synonyms- the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood:carpentrywoodworking
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable