woodwork
woodwork · woodworks · woodworked · woodworking
To go completely stealth as a transgender personTo go completely stealth as a transgender person. (From the idea of fading or blending into the woodwork.)
UK/ˈwʊdˌwɜːk/US/ˈwʊdˌwɝk/
» The ball clattered off the woodwork.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)To go completely stealth as a transgender person. (From the idea of fading or blending into the woodwork.)
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.
Origin
From Middle English woodewerk (“carpentry”), equivalent to wood + work.From Middle English woodewerk (“carpentry”), equivalent to wood + work.
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Forms
woodworks, woodworking, woodworked, woodworked| Base form | woodwork · to woodwork |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | woodworks |
| Present participle | woodworking |
| Past simple | woodworked |
| Past participle | woodworked |
regular · Lesson
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle