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WOODWORKING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does woodworking mean? 

WOODWORKING (noun)
  The noun WOODWORKING has 1 sense:

1. the craft of a carpenter: making things out of woodplay

  Familiarity information: WOODWORKING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WOODWORKING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

carpentry; woodwork; woodworking

Hypernyms ("woodworking" is a kind of...):

craft; trade (the skilled practice of a practical occupation)

Domain member category:

stud (provide with or construct with studs)

dado (cut a dado into or fit into a dado)

dado (provide with a dado)

articulate; joint (provide with a joint)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "woodworking"):

cabinetry; cabinetwork (the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality))

cabinetmaking; joinery (the craft of a joiner)


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