carpentry

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking.
2. (countable) A carpenter's workshop.
3. (uncountable) A collection of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.

Synonyms

joinery

woodwork

woodworking

cabinetmaking

wood-work

cabinet making

joiner

carpentering

woodcraft

carpenter

cabinetwork

workpiece

carpenter’s shop

joiner’s shop

cabinetry

carpenter’s work

cross-beams

Translations

carpintería

carpenteria

menuiserie

charpenterie

falegnameria

ξυλουργική

Schreinerei

carpintaria

Tischlerei

fusteria

marcenaria

Zimmerhandwerk

charpente

marangozluk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɑː.pɪn.tri/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: carpentrie

Cognate with French: charpenterie

In summary

From Middle English carpentrie, from Anglo-Norman carpenterie, from Old Northern French (compare French charpenterie). See carpenter.