woodwork
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Britannica Dictionary definition of WOODWORK
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the parts of a room or house (such as window frames or stairs) that are made of wood
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decorative woodwork
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We painted the walls white and the woodwork red.
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British, informal
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the wooden frame of football or soccer goalposts
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The kick hit the woodwork.
come/crawl out of the woodwork
disapproving
◊ If people come/crawl out of the woodwork, they appear suddenly, usually because they see an opportunity to get something for themselves.
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As soon as she won the lottery, people started coming out of the woodwork, asking for money.
into the woodwork
— used in phrases like fade into the woodwork to describe someone or something that is not noticed or that seems to disappear
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He's so shy that he always seems to fade into the woodwork at parties.
