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How to use woodwork in a sentence

30 example sentences · noun, verb

Woodwork means something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork. Example: “He does woodwork as a hobby.”

Examples of woodwork by meaning

nounSomething made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.

  • Some woodwork and the plaster ceiling medallions have been duplicated to match the originals.2008 September 14, Bill Cunniff, “A stroll through OLD IRVING PARK”, in The Chicago Sun-Times

nounWorking with wood.

  • 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 carpenter1906, Tasmania. Education Dept, The educational record, volumes 1-6, page 14

nounA place of concealment or obscurity.

  • 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.

nounThe frame of the goal, i.e. the goalpost or crossbar.

  • That goal was so close, it went in off the woodwork.
  • 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.2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport

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

  • Maybe — and this was essential for political activism — you didn't have to "woodwork" but could be transgendered for all to see.2001 November, Out, page 80

More sentences with woodwork

  • Below the hole the mice made in the woodwork was a pile of mealy sawdust.From the entry mealy
  • Painting the woodwork will improve this house.From the entry improve
  • The peasants sought the protection of the woodworks.From the entry woodworks
  • The paddle wheel was covered with woodworks.From the entry woodworks
  • I know that one hinge of this door has parted with the woodwork.2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 17. From the entry architrave
  • The woodwork squeaked and out came the freaks from all corners of the country.2011 October 2, Boy George, “When we were heroes”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry New Romanticism
  • In addition to their leatherwork, woodwork, stonework, and bonework, the Chipewyan also worked in metal.2006, Carl Waldman, Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, page 65. From the entry leatherwork
  • Fall colors bring leaf peepers out of the woodwork, making it a challenge to find uncrowded roads.1995 September, “Technicolor Road Trips”, in Snow Country, volume 10, number 5, Trumbull, Conn.: NYT Sports/Leisure Magazines, →ISSN…. From the entry leaf peeper
  • Metal work, leather work, etc., substituted for woodwork and reedwork during other seasons of the year.1939, Harry Amoss, L. Helen DeLaporte, Training Handicapped Children, page 73. From the entry reedwork
  • Bobby taught woodwork at the High School, and was one of the few teachers Stan got on with.2013, Mike Brown, Thrilling, Sweet and Rotten, AuthorHouse, page 27. From the entry Journey into Space
  • Still, I do find it fascinating that some people are jumping out of the woodwork to beautificate Patsy Ramsey.2006 August 16, Setzer, “[ot [off-topic]] Jonbenet Ramsey killer arrested in Thailand!”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet), archived…. From the entry beautificate
  • Inside, it was darker than a plains bungalow, all the woodwork being stained and blobbily varnished; the rooms were much smaller.1954, Philip Mason, The Men Who Ruled India: The Guardians, St. Martin's Press, page 194. From the entry blobbily
  • The interior woodwork was largely salved from the two cars, as well as the majority of the fittings and seats.1942 March, “Notes and News: Repairing Blitzed Underground Cars”, in Railway Magazine, page 90. From the entry salve
  • In some parts a woollen home-spun is manufactured, and the city of Tsinchow is famous for its beautifully carved walnut woodwork.1907, Marshall Broomhall, editor, The Chinese Empire: A General & Missionary Survey, page 192. From the entry Tsinchow
  • Craig Reid struck the United woodwork, while Boro goalkeeper Chris Day had to tip over a header from his own midfielder Michael Bostwick.2012 May 11, Chris Osborne, “Stevenage 0-0 Sheff Utd”, in BBC Sport. From the entry boro
  • The rise of the Internet poured gasoline on the fire, creating spaces for feminerds to come out of the woodwork and share their passions.2012, Rob Salkowitz, Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture: What the World’s Wildest Trade Show Can Tell Us About the Future of…. From the entry feminerd
  • The Grey Bower has woodwork of white, with grey walls decorated with a bowerland of rose and fuchsia, and having an undergrowth of blue-bells.1905, The Studio, volume 36, numbers 151-154, page 120. From the entry bowerland
  • It is, however, often used in woodwork, where it is easier to execute, and it seems possible that its use at Göbekli Tepe constitutes an example of ʻpetrified carpentryʼ.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 228. From the entry petrified carpentry
  • Parentcraft included traditional female activities of cooking, home management and budgeting and child care, but also gardening and woodwork, and 'knowledge of civic and public affairs'.2003, Linda Bryder, “Helen Deem and Paediatrics, 1939–56”, in A Voice for Mothers: The Plunket Society and Infant Welfare, 1907–2000…. From the entry parentcraft
  • He was curmudgeonly about the level of spin that journalists were putting on Verdi 'celebrations' during his lifetime; the present levels of spindom would have him gnawing the woodwork.2001, George Henry Hubert Lascelles Harewood (Earl of), Opera. From the entry spindom
  • Jones forced a header over the line after Danny Welbeck was denied from close range and fellow substitute Federico Macheda hit the woodwork, but it was too little, too late.2011 December 7, David Ornstein, “FC Basel 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport. From the entry too little, too late

Meaning of woodwork

  1. noun Something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.
  2. noun Working with wood.
  3. noun A place of concealment or obscurity.

Full definition of woodwork

Questions about woodwork in a sentence

How do you use woodwork in a sentence?
Woodwork is used as a noun and verb. For example: “He does woodwork as a hobby.”
What is a short sentence with woodwork?
“out of the woodwork”
What does woodwork mean?
Woodwork means something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.

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