to carpenter
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4.2
To make or fix things from wood, like furniture
- verb
- /ˈkɑːrpəntər/
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hacer trabajos de carpintería
- The architectural tradition had developed along Brazilian and colonial lines with their distinctive technologies, requirements, and forms, among them, carpentered doors and windows.
Examples
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That night we lay on the oak bed carpentered by my daddy for my mama, his bride.
Fiction book (1996) -
They could carpenter, so Jody hired them to go to work on his store bright and early the next morning.
Fiction book (2002) -
He spent the afternoon carpentering new shelves for the living room.
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After finishing his training, he started carpentering furniture for local customers.
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The students were excited to try carpentering during the woodworking class.
Compounds
How Skilled
Surface Forms
carpenter infinitive
carpentered past
carpentered past participle
carpentering present participle
carpenters third person singular
Etymology
Carpenter as a verb comes from the same old Latin word carpentarius, originally a 'wagon-maker'. Because making wagons was heavy woodwork, to 'carpenter' now means to work with wood or to make and fix wooden objects.