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woodwork
(redirected from out of the woodwork)

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wood·work  (wdwûrk)
n.
Objects made of or work done in wood, especially wooden interior fittings in a house, as moldings, doors, staircases, or windowsills.
Idiom:
out of the woodwork
Out of obscurity or a place of seclusion: People were coming out of the woodwork to apply for the desirable job.

woodwork [ˈwʊdˌwɜːk]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) the art, craft, or skill of making things in wood; carpentry
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) components made of wood, such as doors, staircases, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.woodwork - work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture
cabinetwork - woodwork finished by hand by a cabinetmaker
joinery - fine woodwork done by a joiner
millwork - woodwork that has been machined at a mill
piece of work, work - a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"
2.woodworkwoodwork - the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
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"

woodwork
noun carpentry, joinery Joseph instructs a class in woodwork.
Translations
woodwork [ˈwʊdwɜːk] N
1. (= craft) → carpintería f
2. (= wooden parts) → enmaderado m, maderaje m
they come crawling out of the woodwork (fig) → aparecen de no se sabe dónde

woodwork [ˈwʊdwɜːrk] n
(= craft) → menuiserie f
My hobby is woodwork → Je fais de la menuiserie.
(in house, room) (= things made of wood) → boiseries fpl

woodwork [ˈwʊdˌwɜːk] n
a. (craft, subject) → falegnameria
b. (wooden parts of room) → parti fpl in legno

woodwork [ˈwʊdˌwɜːk] n
a. (craft, subject) → falegnameria
b. (wooden parts of room) → parti fpl in legno

woodwork أعمال الخشب dřevěné vybavení snedkerarbejde Holzarbeit ξύλινη επένδυση carpintería puuosat menuiserie drvenarija falegnameria 木工部 목공품 houtwerk treverk stolarka carpintaria деревянные изделия snickerier สิ่งที่ทำจากไม้สิ่งของภายในบ้าน เช่นกรอบประตู หน้าต่าง บันได ağaç işleri nghề mộc 木制品


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