wood·work

wood·work
/ˈwʊdˌwɚk/ noun [noncount]
1 : the parts of a room or house (such as window frames or stairs) that are made of wood

decorative woodwork

We painted the walls white and the woodwork red.

3 Brit, informal : the wooden frame of football or soccer goalposts

The kick hit the woodwork.

come/crawl out of the woodwork
disapproving
◇ If people come/crawl out of the woodwork, they appear suddenly, usually because they see an opportunity to get something for themselves.

As soon as she won the lottery, people started coming out of the woodwork, asking for money.

— used in phrases like fade into the woodwork to describe someone or something that is not noticed or that seems to disappear

He's so shy that he always seems to fade into the woodwork at parties.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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