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- [weyn-skoh-ting, -skot-ing, -skuh-ting]
- /ˈweɪn skoʊ tɪŋ, -skɒt ɪŋ, -skə tɪŋ/
- /ˈweɪn.skət.ɪŋ/
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- [weyn-skoh-ting, -skot-ing, -skuh-ting]
- /ˈweɪn skoʊ tɪŋ, -skɒt ɪŋ, -skə tɪŋ/
Definitions of wainscoting word
- noun wainscoting wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls. 1
- noun wainscoting the lining itself, especially as covering the lower portion of a wall. 1
- noun wainscoting a dado, especially of wood, lining an interior wall. 1
- noun wainscoting British. oak of superior quality and cut, imported from the Baltic countries for fine woodwork. 1
- verb with object wainscoting to line the walls of (a room, hallway, etc.) with or as if with woodwork: a room wainscoted in oak. 1
- noun wainscoting Wooden paneling that lines the lower part of the walls of a room. 1
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Origin of wainscoting
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; wainscot + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Wainscoting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wainscoting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wainscoting
noun wainscoting
- interlining — something that is written or inserted between lines of writing or print.
- covering — A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else.
- bushing — an adaptor having ends of unequal diameters, often with internal screw threads, used to connect pipes of different sizes
- filling — a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire: to eat one's fill.
- liner — something serving as a lining.
verb wainscoting
- cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- fill — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- stuff — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
- bush — A bush is a large plant which is smaller than a tree and has a lot of branches.
- encrust — Cover (something) with a hard surface layer.
Antonyms for wainscoting
verb wainscoting
- strip — to cut, tear, or form into strips.
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