woodwork
noun
wood·work
ˈwu̇d-ˌwərk 
1
: work made of wood
especially
: interior fittings (such as moldings or stairways) of wood
2
: a place or state of concealment, seclusion, or anonymity
witnesses came out of the woodwork when a reward was offered
Examples of woodwork in a Sentence
We painted the walls white and the woodwork red.
The kick hit the woodwork.
Recent Examples on the Web
Folks are coming out of the woodwork to give money.
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2024
But in 2024, in an era when identity shapes so much of politics, the rise of the first Black woman and first Asian American to be nominated for president by a major party is drawing more identity groups out of the woodwork.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
The back-and-forth rallies reflect a political divide that seems poised to become more pronounced in The Villages as its Democrats come out of the woodwork, re-energized by Harris’s entry to the race.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
There’s no official stat on hitting the woodwork, but Fernández might be in the double digits.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 30 July 2024
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2024
But in 2024, in an era when identity shapes so much of politics, the rise of the first Black woman and first Asian American to be nominated for president by a major party is drawing more identity groups out of the woodwork.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
The back-and-forth rallies reflect a political divide that seems poised to become more pronounced in The Villages as its Democrats come out of the woodwork, re-energized by Harris’s entry to the race.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
There’s no official stat on hitting the woodwork, but Fernández might be in the double digits.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 30 July 2024
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“Woodwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woodwork. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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woodwork
noun
wood·work
-ˌwərk
: work made of wood
especially
: interior fittings (as window frames or stairways) of wood
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