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carpentering

car·pen·ter·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kahr-puh n-ter-ing]
    • /ˈkɑr pən tər ɪŋ/
    • /ˈkɑːpɪntərɪŋ /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahr-puh n-ter-ing]
    • /ˈkɑr pən tər ɪŋ/

Definitions of carpentering word

  • noun carpentering a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving. 1
  • verb without object carpentering to do carpenter's work. 1
  • verb with object carpentering to make by carpentry. 1
  • verb with object carpentering to construct (a plot, scene, article, or the like) in a mechanical or unoriginal fashion. 1
  • abbreviation CARPENTERING Carpentry. 1
See all 5 definitions of carpentering

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Origin of carpentering

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; carpenter + -ing1

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Parts of speech for Carpentering

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Carpentering

carpentering popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for carpentering

verb carpentering

  • manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
  • raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
  • form — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
  • set up — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
  • make — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
All 30 Synonyms of carpentering

Antonyms for carpentering

verb carpentering

  • destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  • ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
  • decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
  • raze — to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
  • disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
All 20 Antonyms of carpentering

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