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woodwork.

Something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwʊdˌwɜːk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɵdˌwəːk/British, Southern, Standard/ˈwʊdˌwɝk/General-American/ˈwʉdˌwʌɾk/Scotland
  1. Something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.

    countable · uncountable · usually
  2. Working with wood.

    uncountable · usually
    He does woodwork as a hobby.
  3. A place of concealment or obscurity.

    broadly · figuratively · uncountable · usually
    out of the woodwork
    Friends and relatives were coming out of the woodwork to celebrate his good fortune.
  4. The frame of the goal, i.e. the goalpost or crossbar.

    uncountable · usually
    That goal was so close, it went in off the woodwork.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English woodewerk (“carpentry”), equivalent to wood + work.

verb/ˈwʊdˌwɜːk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɵdˌwəːk/British, Southern, Standard/ˈwʊdˌwɝk/General-American/ˈwʉdˌwʌɾk/Scotland
  1. To go completely stealth as a transgender person. (From the idea of fading or blending into the woodwork.)

    dated
Where this word comes from

From Middle English woodewerk (“carpentry”), equivalent to wood + work.

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