Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blend into the woodwork

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
blend in-to the -wood-work
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become unnoticed and seem to disappear.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

blends into the woodwork (present, singular) blending into the woodwork (participle, present) blended into the woodwork (participle, past) blended into the woodwork (past)

Synonyms

disappear into the woodwork

Antonyms

come out of the woodwork

Questions

What does blend into the woodwork mean?
To become unnoticed and seem to disappear.

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