Meaning & use
Woodwork
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The wooden parts of a building, such as doors, frames, and moldings, or the craft of making objects from wood.
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He spent the weekend sanding and repainting the woodwork in the hallway.
She took an evening class in woodwork to learn how to build her own furniture.
A note on using this word
The phrase 'come out of the woodwork' means to suddenly appear, often unexpectedly, drawing on the image of insects emerging from wooden fittings.
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