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woodwork
noun [U] (STRUCTURE) /ˈwʊd.wɜːk/
/-wɝːk/ Definition
› the wooden parts of a building, especially a house: There's some rotting woodwork on the outside of the house that we need to replace.Carpentry and joineryWalls and parts of walls › UK informal any part of the wooden or metal frame that forms part of a goal in football: Liverpool hit the woodwork twice in the first half.Football/soccerGeneral terms used in ball sports
(Definition of woodwork noun (STRUCTURE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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