/wood"werrk'/ , n.
1. objects or parts made of wood.
2. the interior wooden fittings, esp. of a house, as doors, stairways, or moldings.
3. come out of the woodwork , Informal. to appear or materialize suddenly and unexpectedly: Since mortgage rates declined, prospective buyers have been coming out of the woodwork.
[ 1640-50; WOOD 1 + WORK ]