woodwork

[ wood-wurk ]
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noun
  1. objects or parts made of wood.

  2. the interior wooden fittings, especially of a house, as doors, stairways, or moldings.

Idioms about woodwork

  1. come out of the woodwork, Informal. to appear or materialize suddenly and unexpectedly: Since mortgage rates declined, prospective buyers have been coming out of the woodwork.

Origin of woodwork

1
First recorded in 1640–50; wood1 + work

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British Dictionary definitions for woodwork

woodwork

/ (ˈwʊdˌwɜːk) /


noun
  1. the art, craft, or skill of making things in wood; carpentry

  2. components made of wood, such as doors, staircases, etc

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