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woodwork

woodwork

4 3.3
Wooden parts inside a building, like staircases or doors
  • noun
  • /ˈwʊdˌwɜrk/
translation icon : madera
  • The beautiful woodwork in the old house featured intricate moldings and polished doors.

Examples

  • Beau exclaimed his awe at the size of the foyer, the woodwork, and the chandeliers.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The walls were pink, the woodwork painted white.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • As you can see, the woodwork here is all hand done.

    Siblings (2004)

  • All the woodwork is original.

    Replicant (2001)

  • If you took it down piece by piece, you could sell some of that beautiful woodwork.

    The Ghost & Mr. Chicken (1966)

  • Phil has demolished just about all the furniture and woodwork in the room.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • She's painting the woodwork in the bathroom.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Plaster had fallen away from the walls in several places, showing the woodwork beneath.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • All the rooms, including the bath, were painted the standard beige with matching woodwork.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The walls were a cool shade of Wedgewood blue, with the woodwork and cornices picked out in white.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

millwork
vswoodwork
  • Specialized
1 7.0

Wood parts like doors and moldings that a workshop makes before they go into a building

is for wooden parts in buildings and furniture regardless of where they were shaped
timberwork
vswoodwork
  • Specialized
4.2

Wooden parts of a building and making or fixing them

focuses on parts like moldings stairs and doors rather than structural work

Idioms

to come out of the woodwork
  • Informal
20 7.2

To appear suddenly after being hidden or not active

How Ornate

woodwork
4 3.3

Surface Forms

woodwork singular
woodworks plural

Morphology

woodwork = wood + work (transparent) = wood + work

A clear compound where 'wood' identifies the material and 'work' denotes crafted or fitted parts, so learners can infer 'wooden parts'.

Etymology

Woodwork is also wood + work, where 'work' means 'things made', just like in metalwork. So, woodwork can mean the wooden parts of a building or piece of furniture, such as doors, stairs, or other wooden trim.