carpentry

noun (carpentry, uncountable)

«carpentry» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Carpentry is the skill or job of making and fixing things from wood, like tables, doors and roof frames. tree →
The woodwork itself: the carpentry in the old church. tree →

In the lessons

Used in design and technology lessons, jobs talk (a carpenter), Bible stories (Joseph and Jesus were carpenters, the Gospels say) and safety (tools, goggles).

Examples

Uncle Ben learned carpentry at college. tree →
Carpentry needs careful measuring. tree →
We did some simple carpentry in DT. tree →
The carpentry in this house is beautiful. tree →
Jesus learned carpentry from Joseph, Christians believe. tree →
Wear goggles when you do carpentry. tree →

Note

Uncountable: no «a carpentry». Person: carpenter. In maths problems carpentry means measuring lengths and cutting: «measure twice, cut once».

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «carpentry» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«carpentry» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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