woodwork

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.
Working with wood.
A place of concealment or obscurity.
The frame of the goal, i.e. the goalpost or crossbar.

verb

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

/ˈwʊdˌwɜːk/ /ˈwɵdˌwəːk/ /ˈwʊdˌwɝk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-woodwork.wav /ˈwʉdˌwʌɾk/ /ˈwʉdˌwəɹk/

woodwork woodworks woodworking woodworked

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

woodworking

closeted out woodworks

blend into the woodwork bring out of the woodwork come out of the woodwork crawl out of the woodwork pull out of the woodwork

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