# carpentered

Pronunciation: US say "KAR-puhn-turd" /ˈkɑɹpəntɚd/; UK say "KAR-puhn-tuhd" /ˈkɑː.pən.təd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of carpenter. — simple past and past participle of carpenter
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of carpenter. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The cabin was carpentered from local pine over a single summer._
   - _She carpentered the entire staircase without any help._

## Adjective

2. Built by a carpenter.
   - Simple: Made by a person who builds things from wood.
   - _The carpentered staircase still showed the marks of hand tools._
   - _Antique dealers prize carpentered pieces over factory-made ones._
3. Characterized by right angles and by edges that run vertically and horizontally.
   - Simple: Having lots of straight lines, square corners, and flat edges.
   - _Researchers contrast carpentered environments with the rounded forms of open landscapes._
   - _The carpentered geometry of the apartment block left no curve anywhere._
4. Created or built with a deliberate, formal structure.
   - Simple: Put together carefully, with a clear and planned structure.
   - _Critics praised the novel's tightly carpentered structure._
   - _The screenplay was carefully carpentered so that every scene paid off._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/carpentered (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).