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Woodwork

//ˈwʊdˌwɝk// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork. countable, uncountable, usually

    "Some woodwork and the plaster ceiling medallions have been duplicated to match the originals."

  2. 2
    the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood wordnet
  3. 3
    Working with wood. uncountable, usually

    "He does woodwork as a hobby."

  4. 4
    work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture wordnet
  5. 5
    A place of concealment or obscurity. broadly, figuratively, uncountable, usually

    "out of the woodwork"

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  1. 6
    The frame of the goal, i.e. the goalpost or crossbar. uncountable, usually

    "That goal was so close, it went in off the woodwork."

Verb
  1. 1
    To go completely stealth as a transgender person. (From the idea of fading or blending into the woodwork.) dated

    ""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[…]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English woodewerk (“carpentry”), equivalent to wood + work.

Etymology 2

From Middle English woodewerk (“carpentry”), equivalent to wood + work.

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