woodwork
pronunciation
How to pronounce woodwork in British English:
UK [ˈwʊdwɜ:k]
How to pronounce woodwork in American English:
US [ˈwʊdwɜrk]
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- Noun:
- work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture
- the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
Word Origin
- woodwork (n.)
- "article made of wood," 1640s, from wood (n.) + work (n.). Especially applied to wooden details of a house, hence figurative use of to come (or crawl) out of the woodwork, by 1960, suggestive of cockroaches, etc.
Example
- 1. The woodwork was almost finished , and he had begun to varnish and polish .
- 2. Leisure pastimes like gardening , woodwork , music .
- 3. From his domestic diaries ( which start on 9th august ) , it may be a largely unknown orwell , whose great curiosity is focused on plants , animals , woodwork , and above all how many eggs his chickens have laid .
- 4. While asians purchase cosmetics , electronics and sweets , westerners buy kimono , crafts and woodwork .
- 5. Leisurely pastimes like gardening , woodwork , music and toy-making .