Woodworking

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The crafts of carpentry, cabinet making and related skills of making things from wood. uncountable, usually

    "There are two woodworkings, the first being the idealized one, the woodworking of expectations, where everything turns out perfect. The spouse is pleased, each and every joint is of Krenovian perfection […]"

  2. 2
    the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of woodwork form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

More examples

"Their highest skill was woodworking."

Etymology

From wood + working.

Related phrases

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