Woodwork Meaning
/ˈwʊdˌwɜːk/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounSomething made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.
nounWorking with wood.
Sentence Examples
My grandfather completed the woodwork and my grandmother finished the piece with paint.
Tom dashed into the room amid a shower of sparks and splinters of burning woodwork.
They really came out of the woodwork after that.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The carpenter used fine sandpaper on the intricate ____ of the cabinet.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He enjoys ____ and spends most of his free time in the workshop making several many beautiful items of furniture today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English woodewerk (“carpentry”), equivalent to wood + work.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Some woodwork and the plaster ceiling medallions have been duplicated to match the originals."
— 2008 September 14, Bill Cunniff, “A stroll through OLD IRVING PARK”, in The Chicago Sun-Times:
"The unthinking man assumes that if woodwork is to be taught, the best person to do it must be a carpenter"
— 1906, Tasmania. Education Dept, The educational record, volumes 1-6, page 14:
"[Security personnel] seemed to come out of the woodwork from all directions, issuing orders, and rushing toward their protectees and seeking to secure the room."
— 2026 April 26, Linda Feldmann, “After the gunfire: Moments of grace at White House correspondents’ dinner”, in The Christian Science Monitor, Boston, Massachusetts: Christian Science Publishing Society, →ISSN, →OCLC:
"Carroll thought he had equalised with his header against the bar with eight minutes left. Liverpool claimed the ball had cross the line and Chelsea were grateful for a miraculous intervention from Cech to turn his effort on to the woodwork."
— 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
""Instead of 'woodworking,' or disappearing into the mainstream — as we are capable of and qualified to do — we have chosen not to do so." Outside of the transsexual community, other changes were taking place that made it possible for[…]"
— 1997, Patrick Califia, Sex Changes: The Politics of Transgenderism:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The carpenter used fine sandpaper on the intricate ____ of the cabinet.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He enjoys ____ and spends most of his free time in the workshop making several many beautiful items of furniture today.