Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

millwork

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
mill-work
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Components for buildings, produced by milling, such as doors and windows (especially prehung ones) and wood or woodlike trim with decorative cross-sections involving curves, beads, grooves, etc.

Uncountable

noun

Any wooden object manufactured at a lumbermill (sawmill).

American usage; Uncountable

Etymology

From mill + work.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

cabinetwork millworks woodwork molding

Synonyms

lumber

Questions

What does millwork mean?
Components for buildings, produced by milling, such as doors and windows (especially prehung ones) and wood or woodlike trim with decorative cross-sections involving curves, beads, grooves, etc.
Where does millwork come from?
From mill + work.

How to pronounce millwork

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