woodwork

woodwork Definition

wood·work (wo̵od′wʉrk′)

noun

woodwork Idioms

come out of the woodwork

or crawl out of the woodwork

Informal to come out of hiding or obscurity candidates continued to come out of the woodwork

woodwork Synonyms

molding, fittings, paneling, stairway, wood finishing, doors, window frames, sashes, jambs, wood trim.

woodwork Usage Examples

Converse of object

rattle: Wolves fielded nine players with first team experience, but despite rattling the woodwork twice, came away from the game empty handed.
carve: There was also fine carved woodwork over the porch.
varnish: The galley area is totally enclosed in typical Freeman quality varnished woodwork, with matched veneer or timber.
hit: The Swans then hit the woodwork twice in three minutes.
stain: Walls throughout are white with dark stained woodwork around the doors.
strike: The Dutchman then struck the woodwork with a low shot 13 minutes from time.

Preposition: on

occasion: The Robins who should have had a cricket score took the lead through Abdul Abdi after hitting the woodwork on 3 occasions.

Converse of subject

deny: Tho City had luck on their side - Arsenal were twice denied by the woodwork - Pearce's team deserved reward for their efforts.

Adjective modifier

painted: Cut back new branches growing toward window frames or other painted woodwork immediately.
exterior: Paint is an ideal covering for both interior and exterior woodwork.
interior: The overall conclusion supports a continuing role for solvent based paints in painting interior woodwork.
internal: Brian White, having finished with his leather pouches, started to rub down some of the internal woodwork.
external: The same does not necessarily apply to all external woodwork.
original: Despite spending over 40 years in direct contact with the ground, the original woodwork is in a remarkably good state.

Modifies a noun

teacher: He looked like a woodwork teacher about to inspect a second year's knife rack.
lesson: In addition, the hut where we had woodwork lessons had been taken over by the army.
shop: I'm working in Workshop 3 which is a woodwork shop.
class: The next term Mr C Swain came to take the woodwork classes at Victoria Road.
room: There is table tennis, pool, a kitchen, various group rooms, an art room and a woodwork room.

Noun used with modifier

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