Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. (uncountable, countable) Something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.
2. (uncountable) Working with wood.
3. (figurative, by extension) A place of concealment or obscurity.
4. (soccer, rugby) The frame of the goal, i.e. the goalpost or crossbar.
5. (LGBTQ, dated) To go completely stealth as a transgender person. (From the idea of fading or blending into the woodwork.)

Example Sentences

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

He does woodwork as a hobby.

The unthinking man assumes that if woodwork is to be taught, the best person to do it must be a carpenter

out of the woodwork

Friends and relatives were coming out of the woodwork to celebrate his good fortune.

So when he wants to, he can just kind of blend into the woodwork.

[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.

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

Word Forms

• woodworks
• woodworking
• woodworked

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Use woodwork when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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