Meaning of Woodwork | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.
   countable, uncountable, usually
2. Working with wood.
   uncountable, usually
3. A place of concealment or obscurity.
   broadly, figuratively, uncountable, usually
4. The frame of the goal, i.e. the goalpost or crossbar.
   uncountable, usually

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Examples

“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.”

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

“Carroll thought he had equalised with his header against the bar with eight minutes left. Liverpool claimed the ball had cross the line and Chelsea were grateful for a miraculous intervention from Cech to turn his effort on to the woodwork.”

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