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joinery

joinery

1 7.0
The craft of making wooden parts like doors, stairs and window frames by putting pieces of wood together
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɔɪnəri/
  • UK
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  • All kinds of joinery, not to mention carpentry choices, are offered by your trusted Joiners Newcastle.

And then they brought out the template, which is a template for the joinery so you can interlock the beams.

Examples

  • Look at all the mortise and tenon joinery!

    Daddy's Home 2 (2017)

  • So you can still have the old joinery and a new sill.

  • It opened smoothly, without sound; the joinery was that perfect.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • And this space, as you can see, it's quite a plain Magnolia with white joinery and cornice.

  • I chose Domino's or floating tenons for the joinery to speed things up a little.

  • Specializing professionally in Japanese architectural and joinery work, furniture making, and timber framing.

    Blog text (28)

  • He's made the shelves to match the old joinery as far as he can, using screws, machined moldings, and a spray-on finish.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The joinery in this house is exquisite, showcasing the skill of the carpenter.

  • He learned joinery to create custom furniture for his home.

  • The workshop is filled with tools specifically designed for joinery.

Synonyms

carpentry
vsjoinery
19 3.5

Making and fixing things from wood, like furniture or roofs

specializes in producing finished fittings and assemblies rather than repair work
woodworking
vsjoinery
12 3.2

A way of making things from wood by hand or with tools

is a professional craft focused on structural fittings and skilled assembly
cabinetry
vsjoinery
4 6.8

The craft of making cabinets and other furniture that are very well made

applies to building fittings and structural elements rather than furniture
cabinetmaking
vsjoinery
6.3

The craft of making fine furniture, mainly cabinets, using careful woodworking

focuses on structural fittings like doors stairs and window frames rather than furniture

Antonyms

dismantling
14 4.4

The act of taking a machine or system apart

How Skilled

joinery
  • UK
1 7.0

Surface Forms

joinery singular
joineries plural

Morphology

joinery = join (transparent) = join + ery

The meaning 'the craft or work of joining' is directly and predictably formed from 'join' + the nominalizing suffix '-ery'.

Etymology

The word joinery comes from the simple word join, which means 'to put together'. So joinery is the craft of putting pieces of wood together to make doors, stairs and window frames, which is why the name fits the work.