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woodworks

woodworks is the plural of woodwork.

woodworks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of woodwork.

Noun

woodworks (plural woodworks)

  1. A factory or workshop engaged in woodworking.
    • The woodworks now find utilization for almost every scrap. Pine stumps are changing into turpentine bottles.1911, North Carolina Dept. of Conservation and Development, Economic papers, numbers 23-28, page 7
  2. A structure made of wood, especially one with no specific common name.
    • The peasants sought the protection of the woodworks.
    • The paddle wheel was covered with woodworks.

Meaning of woodwork

Noun

woodwork (usually uncountable, plural woodworks)

  1. (countable, uncountable, usually) Something 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
  2. (usually) Working with wood.
    • He does woodwork as a hobby.
    Synonyms:
    woodworking
  3. (broadly, figuratively, usually) A place of concealment or obscurity.
    • out of the woodwork
  4. (usually) The frame of the goal, i.e. the goalpost or crossbar.
    • That goal was so close, it went in off the woodwork.

See all 5 meanings of woodwork

Forms of woodworks

pluralwoodworks

Questions about woodworks

What does woodworks mean?
Woodworks means a factory or workshop engaged in woodworking.
What is woodworks the plural of?
Woodworks is the plural of woodwork.
What part of speech is woodworks?
Woodworks is a noun.
What is the plural of woodworks?
The plural of woodworks is woodworks.

Words near woodworks in the dictionary

  1. woodworker
  2. woodworker's lung
  3. woodworkers
  4. woodworking
  5. woodworkings
  6. woodworks
  7. woodworm
  8. woodwormed
  9. woodworms
  10. woodwormy
  11. Woodworth

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