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wood·work
(wo͝od′wûrk′)n.
Idiom: Objects made of or work done in wood, especially wooden interior fittings in a house, as moldings, doors, staircases, or windowsills.
out of the woodwork
Out of obscurity or a place of seclusion: People were coming out of the woodwork to apply for the desirable job.
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woodwork
(ˈwʊdˌwɜːk)n
1. (Crafts) the art, craft, or skill of making things in wood; carpentry
2. (Building) components made of wood, such as doors, staircases, etc
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wood•work
(ˈwʊdˌwɜrk)n.
1. objects or parts made of wood.
2. interior wooden fittings, esp. of a house, as doors, stairways, or moldings.
Idioms: come out of the woodwork, to emerge, as from a hiding place.
[1640–50]
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Noun | 1. | woodwork - work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture cabinetwork - woodwork finished by hand by a cabinetmaker joinery - fine woodwork done by a joiner millwork - woodwork that has been machined at a mill piece of work, work - a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time" |
2. | woodwork - the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood craft, trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice" cabinetry, cabinetwork - the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality) cabinetmaking, joinery - the craft of a joiner stud - provide with or construct with studs; "stud the wall" dado - cut a dado into or fit into a dado dado - provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their dining room" articulate, joint - provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood" |
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Translations
أشْغال الخَشَبأَعْمَالُ الـخَشْبمَنْجور
truhlařina
træværksnedkerarbejdetømrerarbejde
maalitolppapuuosatpuutyöylärima
drvenarija
ácsmunkafamunka
trésmíîitréverk
木工部
목공품
drevená konštrukciapráce z dreva
snickerier
ağaç işleridoğramacılıkmarangozluktahta işi
nghề mộc
woodwork
[ˈwʊdwɜːk] N1. (= craft) → carpintería f
2. (= wooden parts) → enmaderado m, maderaje m
they come crawling out of the woodwork (fig) → aparecen de no se sabe dónde
they come crawling out of the woodwork (fig) → aparecen de no se sabe dónde
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wood
(wud) noun1. (also adjective) (of) the material of which the trunk and branches of trees are composed. My desk is (made of) wood; She gathered some wood for the fire; I like the smell of a wood fire.
2. (often in plural) a group of growing trees. They went for a walk in the woods.
3. a golf-club whose head is made of wood.
ˈwooded adjective (of land) covered with trees. a wooded hillside.
ˈwooden adjective made of wood. three wooden chairs.
ˈwoody adjective1. covered with trees. woody countryside.
2. (of a smell etc) of or like wood.
ˈwood carving noun the art of carving wood.
ˈwoodcut noun a print made by pressing a block of wood with design cut on it onto paper.
ˈwoodcutter noun a person whose job is felling trees.
ˈwoodland noun land covered with woods. a stretch of woodland.
ˈwoodlouse – plural ˈwoodlice – noun a tiny creature with a jointed shell, found under stones etc.
ˈwoodpecker noun a type of bird which pecks holes in the bark of trees, searching for insects.
ˈwood pulp noun pulp from wood that can be used for making paper.
ˈwoodwind (-wind) noun (in an orchestra, the group of people who play) wind instruments made of wood.
ˈwoodwork noun1. the art of making things from wood; carpentry. He did woodwork at school.
2. the wooden part of any structure. The woodwork in the house is rotting.
ˈwoodworm – plurals ˈwoodworm, ~woodworms – noun the larva of a certain type of beetle, which bores into wood and destroys it.
out of the wood(s) out of danger.
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