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noun
The crafts of carpentry, cabinet making and related skills of making things from wood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of woodwork
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: carpentry, woodwork
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: trade, craft
Narrower terms: cabinetwork, cabinetry, cabinetmaking, joinery
History
From wood + working.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
