carpentry

car·pen·ter  (kärpn-tr)

n.

A skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures.

v. car·pen·tered, car·pen·ter·ing, car·pen·ters

v.tr.

To make, finish, or repair (wooden structures).

v.intr.

To work as a carpenter.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin carpentrius (artifex), (maker) of a carriage, from carpentum, a two-wheeled carriage, of Celtic origin; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

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carpen·try (-tr) n.

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carpentry

Noun

the skill or work of a carpenter

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

carpentry - the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood woodworking, woodwork craft, trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice" cabinetry, cabinetwork - the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality) cabinetmaking, joinery - the craft of a joiner stud - provide with or construct with studs; "stud the wall" dado - cut a dado into or fit into a dado dado - provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their dining room" articulate, joint - provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"

Translations

carpentry [ˈkɑːpɪntrɪ] n → carpintería

carpentry [ˈkɑːpɪntrɪ] n → charpenterie f, métier m de charpentier (= woodwork) (at school etc) → menuiserie f

carpentry [ˈkɑːpɪntrɪ] carpenter n → Zimmerhandwerk nt;

(school subject, hobby) → Tischlern nt

carpentry [ˈkɑːpɪntrɪ] n → carpenteria