CARPENTRY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood

Synonyms:

carpentry; woodwork; woodworking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("carpentry" 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 "carpentry"):

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

cabinetmaking; joinery (the craft of a joiner)

Derivation:

carpenter (work as a carpenter)