carpentry — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The trade of manipulating materials in order to construct, install, and/or repair buildings or other structures.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

2. The trade of manipulating materials in order to construct, install, and/or repair buildings or other structures. The trade of cutting and joining wood, timber, or lumber; woodworking.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

3. A carpenter’s workshop.

   Usage

   • Countable

4. A collection of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Examples

   fine carpentry for sale

Noun

1. the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood

   Synonyms

   woodworkingwoodwork

   Broader terms

   tradecraft