carpentry C1 Topic:Work & Careers US /ˈkɑːrpəntri/ UK /ˈkɑː.pɪn.tri/ See IPA manual Freq #29174 Meanings 1 noun The skill or work of making and repairing things out of wood He learned carpentry from his father and now builds furniture. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the skill or work of making... woodwork More carpenting Word family Related forms cabinetmakingcarpenterjoinery Common collocations rough carpentry Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English carpentrie, from Anglo-Norman carpenterie, from Old Northern French (compare French charpenterie). See carpenter. carpentrie Middle English carpenterie xno View etymology graph -> Topics Work & Careers Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # carpentry **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑːrpəntri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɑː.pɪn.tri/ **Frequency rank:** 29174 ## Meanings 1. The skill or work of making and repairing things out of wood ## Examples - He learned carpentry from his father and now builds furniture. ## Synonyms - carpenting ## Related Forms - cabinetmaking - carpenter - joinery ## Roots and Affixes - Root: carpentrie - Root: carpenterie ## Etymology From Middle English carpentrie, from Anglo-Norman carpenterie, from Old Northern French (compare French charpenterie). See carpenter. ## AI Etymology Carpentry is from Middle English carpentrie, from Anglo-Norman carpenterie, from Old Northern French (compare French charpenterie). See carpenter. In present-day use, it means the skill or work of making and repairing things out of wood. Related vocabulary includes cabinetmaking, carpenter, and joinery. ## Topics - Work & Careers - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown