especially: interior fittings (such as moldings or stairways) of wood
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: a place or state of concealment, seclusion, or anonymity
witnesses came out of the woodwork when a reward was offered
Example Sentences
We painted the walls white and the woodwork red. The kick hit the woodwork.
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