woodwork
Translation
woodwork, joinery, carpentry
Examples
The old house had beautiful, dark woodwork.
The old house had beautiful, dark woodwork.
She enjoys woodwork as a hobby.
She enjoys woodwork as a hobby.
Critics came out of the woodwork to attack the film.
Critics came out of the woodwork to attack the film.
Grammar Patterns
((the)) woodwork the wooden parts of a building He polished the woodwork until it shined.
to do woodwork the activity of making things from wood My grandfather taught me how to do woodwork.
to come out of the woodwork to appear suddenly and unexpectedly When he won the lottery, relatives came out of the woodwork.
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Etymology
From 'wood' + 'work'. It refers to the work done with wood or the wooden parts of something.
Memory Tips
The idiom 'come out of the woodwork' is like imagining bugs appearing from the wooden parts of a house.