Определение слова «woodwork» на английский

noun

1. (uncountable, countable) Something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.

2. (uncountable) Working with wood.

   • He does woodwork as a hobby.

3. (figurative, by extension) A 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.

4. (soccer, rugby) The frame of the goal, i.e. the goalpost or crossbar.

   • That goal was so close, it went in off the woodwork.

verb

1. (LGBTQ, dated) To go completely stealth as a transgender person. (From the idea of fading or blending into the woodwork.)