woodwork
IPA: wˈʊdwɝk
noun
- (uncountable, countable) Something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.
- (uncountable) Working with wood.
- (only in plural, often in proper names) A workshop or factory devoted to making wood products.
- (figurative, by extension) A place of concealment or obscurity.
- (soccer, rugby) The frame of the goal, i.e. the goalpost or crossbar.
verb
- (LGBT, dated) To go completely stealth as a transgender person. (From the idea of fading or blending into the woodwork.)
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Examples of "woodwork" in Sentences
- The walls are crimson, the woodwork is a creamy ivory.
- Yes, I have been to Padmanaburam palace but the woodwork is vague in my memory.
- Diverse woodwork is presented at Manu-Koko, a group of artisans that make carvings from Mahogany, Teak, Mangrove, and Saria.
- Also on exhibit, Bosko's woodwork is an homage to House of Witco, a design group which created Elvis Presley's Jungle Room at Graceland and the Playboy pool in Chicago.
- I am actually sort of embarassed to admit this, but this whole blogosphere-wide DELURK NOW OR COWER IN SHAME peer-pressure effort to bring lurkers out of the woodwork is really kind of fun.
- There are three thick bars, each set stoutly in woodwork nearly as hard as iron itself, and we want to do this work so carefully that it will not be noticeable should anyone enter the room.
- The third chair (ex-bistro type) looks a bit fragile at the moment and needs to have its front right "pied" examined, then, all depends whether the general state of woodwork is healthy enough before any renovation work, of course.
- The one occupied by the NCOs is a perfect example of artistic skill in woodwork, looking like any pleasant living-room during day-time but being transformed into a tidy bedroom in a few minutes by lowering ingenious folding-beds from the wall.
- But in the midst of the visitors 'dominance Niko Kranjcar rattled the Albion woodwork from a short corner before Jermaine Pennant, the only real first-half threat to the Baggies, teed up Younes Kaboul to give Pompey an unlikely half-time lead.
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