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joinery

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: JH OY1 N ER0 IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A factory producing wooden products such as tables, doors, and cabinets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The work of the joiner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the craft of a joiner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cabinetmaking

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: carpentry, woodworking, woodwork

4

noun

Meaning 4

fine woodwork done by a joiner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: woodwork

History

Etymology

From joiner + -y; see also -ery.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: дърводелска работилница (dǎrvodelska rabotilnica) — factory producing wooden products
  • French: menuiserie — factory producing wooden products
  • French: ébénisterie — factory producing wooden products
  • Georgian: სადურგლო (sadurglo) — factory producing wooden products
  • German: Tischlerei — factory producing wooden products
  • German: Schreinerei — factory producing wooden products
  • Hungarian: asztalosműhely — factory producing wooden products
  • Polish: zakład stolarski — factory producing wooden products
  • Polish: stolarnia — factory producing wooden products
  • Russian: столярная мастерская (stoljarnaja masterskaja) — factory producing wooden products
  • Russian: мебельная фабрика (mebelʹnaja fabrika) — factory producing wooden products
  • Swedish: snickeri — factory producing wooden products
  • Swedish: snickerifabrik — factory producing wooden products
  • Swedish: möbelsnickeri — factory producing wooden products
  • Swedish: möbelfabrik — factory producing wooden products
  • Yiddish: טישלערײַ (tishleray) — factory producing wooden products
  • Bulgarian: дърводелство (dǎrvodelstvo) — the work of the joiner
  • French: menuiserie — the work of the joiner
  • French: ébénisterie — the work of the joiner
  • Georgian: დურგლობა (durgloba) — the work of the joiner
  • Hungarian: asztalosmunka — the work of the joiner
  • Irish: siúinéireacht — the work of the joiner
  • Polish: stolarka — the work of the joiner
  • Russian: столярная работа (stoljarnaja rabota) — the work of the joiner
  • Russian: столярка (stoljarka) — the work of the joiner
  • Swedish: snickare — the work of the joiner
  • Swedish: möbelsnickare — the work of the joiner
  • Ukrainian: столя́рство (stoljárstvo) — the work of the joiner
  • Ukrainian: столя́рництво (stoljárnyctvo) — the work of the joiner
  • Yiddish: טישלערײַ (tishleray) — the work of the joiner