woodwork.
Something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.
Meaning & usage
Something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.
Working with wood.
He does woodwork as a hobby.
A place of concealment or obscurity.
out of the woodwork
Friends and relatives were coming out of the woodwork to celebrate his good fortune.
The frame of the goal, i.e. the goalpost or crossbar.
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.
To go completely stealth as a transgender person. (From the idea of fading or blending into the woodwork.)
Where this word comes from
From Middle English woodewerk (“carpentry”), equivalent to wood + work.
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