| artwork | (noun) photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication | Synonyms: art, graphics, nontextual matter |
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| beadwork | (noun) a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture | Synonyms: astragal, bead, beading |
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| (noun) ornamentation with beads | Synonyms: beading |
| bodywork | (noun) the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies | - |
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| (noun) the exterior body of a motor vehicle | - |
| breastwork | (noun) fortification consisting of a low wall | Synonyms: parapet |
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| brickwork | (noun) masonry done with bricks and mortar | - |
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| bridgework | (noun) a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth | Synonyms: bridge |
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| brushwork | (noun) an artist's distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush | - |
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| busywork | (noun) active work of little value | Synonyms: make-work |
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| cabinetwork | (noun) the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality) | Synonyms: cabinetry |
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| (noun) woodwork finished by hand by a cabinetmaker | - |
| casework | (noun) close sociological study of a maladjusted person or family for diagnosis and treatment | - |
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| classwork | (noun) the part of a student's work that is done in the classroom | - |
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| clockwork | (noun) any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock | - |
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| coldwork | (verb) shape (metal) without heat | Synonyms: cold work |
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| coursework | (noun) work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course | - |
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| crewelwork | (noun) embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn | - |
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| crownwork | (noun) (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth | Synonyms: cap, crown, jacket, jacket crown |
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| (noun) a type of fortification, like a hornwork, but consisting of a full bastion with the walls on either side ending in half-bastions from which longer flank walls run back towards the main fortress. | - |
| cutwork | (noun) embroidery in which the design is outlined in a buttonhole stitch and the intervening material is cut away | - |
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| donkeywork | (noun) hard monotonous routine work | Synonyms: drudgery, grind, plodding |
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| drawnwork | (noun) ornamental needlework done by drawing threads to form lacelike patterns | - |
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| earthwork | (noun) an earthen rampart | - |
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| fancywork | (noun) decorative needlework | Synonyms: embroidery |
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| fieldwork | (noun) a temporary fortification built by troops in the field | - |
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| firework | (noun) (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. | Synonyms: pyrotechnic |
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| flatwork | (noun) ironing that can be done mechanically | Synonyms: flat wash |
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| footwork | (noun) the manner of using the feet | - |
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| (noun) skillful maneuvering or dealing | - |
| framework | (noun) a structure supporting or containing something | Synonyms: frame |
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| (noun) the underlying structure | Synonyms: fabric |
| (noun) a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process | Synonyms: model, theoretical account |
| fretwork | (noun) framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal | Synonyms: lattice, latticework |
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| glasswork | (noun) an article of tableware made of glass | Synonyms: glassware |
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| grillwork | (noun) mesh netting made of wires | Synonyms: wirework |
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| (noun) a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate | Synonyms: grill, grille |
| groundwork | (noun) preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation | - |
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| (noun) lowest support of a structure | Synonyms: base, foot, foundation, fundament, substructure, understructure |
| (noun) the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained | Synonyms: base, basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament |
| guesswork | (noun) an estimate based on little or no information | Synonyms: dead reckoning, guess, guessing, shot |
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| hackwork | (noun) professional work done according to formula | - |
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| (noun) (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) undistinguished literary work produced to order. | - |
| handiwork | (noun) a work produced by hand labor | Synonyms: handcraft, handicraft, handwork |
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| handwork | (noun) a work produced by hand labor | Synonyms: handcraft, handicraft, handiwork |
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| homework | (noun) work, such as schoolwork or piecework, that is done at home | Synonyms: school assignment, schoolwork |
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| hornwork | (noun) an element of the trace italienne system of fortification that consists of a pair of demi-bastions. | - |
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| housework | (noun) the work of cleaning and running a house | Synonyms: housekeeping |
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| ironwork | (noun) work made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc) | - |
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| knitwork | (noun) needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine | Synonyms: knit, knitting |
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| lacework | (noun) work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric | - |
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| latticework | (noun) framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal | Synonyms: fretwork, lattice |
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| leatherwork | (noun) work made of leather | - |
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| lifework | (noun) the principal work of your career | - |
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| meshwork | (noun) an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals | Synonyms: mesh, meshing, net, network |
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| metalwork | (noun) the activity of making things out of metal in a skillful manner | Synonyms: metalworking |
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| (noun) the metal parts of something | - |
| millwork | (noun) woodwork that has been machined at a mill | - |
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| needlework | (noun) work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle | Synonyms: needlecraft |
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| (noun) a creation created or assembled by needle and thread | Synonyms: needlecraft |
| network | (noun) an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals | Synonyms: mesh, meshing, meshwork, net |
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| (noun) (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs | - |
| (noun) (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits | Synonyms: electronic network |
| (noun) a system of intersecting lines or channels | - |
| (noun) an interconnected system of things or people | Synonyms: web |
| (verb) communicate with and within a group | - |
| nightwork | (noun) work to be done at night | - |
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| openwork | (noun) ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings | - |
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| outwork | (noun) subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area | - |
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| overwork | (noun) the act of working too much or too long | Synonyms: overworking |
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| (verb) use too much | - |
| (verb) work excessively hard | Synonyms: exploit |
| paperwork | (noun) work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc. | - |
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| patchwork | (noun) sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern | - |
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| (noun) a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together | Synonyms: patchwork quilt |
| (noun) a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas | Synonyms: hodgepodge, jumble |
| piecework | (noun) work paid for according to the quantity produced | - |
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| pipework | (noun) the flues and stops on a pipe organ | Synonyms: organ pipe, pipe |
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| plasterwork | (noun) a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling) | Synonyms: plaster |
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| rework | (verb) use again in altered form | Synonyms: make over, retread |
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| schoolwork | (noun) work, such as schoolwork or piecework, that is done at home | Synonyms: homework, school assignment |
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| shitwork | (noun) trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores | Synonyms: scut work |
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| silverwork | (noun) decorative work made of silver | - |
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| spadework | (noun) dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking | - |
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| stonework | (noun) masonry done with stone | - |
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| teamwork | (noun) cooperative work done by a team (especially when it is effective) | - |
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| timework | (noun) work paid for at a rate per unit of time | - |
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| trestlework | (noun) a supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles; for a bridge or pier or scaffold e.g. | - |
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| waxwork | (noun) an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax | Synonyms: wax figure |
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| (noun) twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds | Synonyms: American bittersweet, bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, shrubby bittersweet, staff vine |
| wheelwork | (noun) mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears) | - |
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| wickerwork | (noun) work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) | Synonyms: caning, wicker |
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| wirework | (noun) mesh netting made of wires | Synonyms: grillwork |
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| woodwork | (noun) the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood | Synonyms: carpentry, woodworking |
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| (noun) work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture | - |
| work | (noun) activity directed toward making or doing something | - |
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| (noun) the occupation for which you are paid | Synonyms: employment |
| (noun) a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing | Synonyms: piece of work |
| (noun) a place where work is done | Synonyms: workplace |
| (noun) the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it) | Synonyms: body of work, oeuvre |
| (noun) applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading) | Synonyms: study |
| (noun) (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force | - |
| (verb) give a workout to | Synonyms: exercise, work out |
| (verb) arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion | - |
| (verb) go sour or spoil | Synonyms: ferment, sour, turn |
| (verb) cause to undergo fermentation | Synonyms: ferment |
| (verb) find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of | Synonyms: figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work out |
| (verb) use or manipulate to one's advantage | Synonyms: exploit |
| (verb) to mix into a homogeneous mass | Synonyms: knead |
| (verb) perform as expected when applied | Synonyms: function, go, operate, run |
| (verb) move into or onto | - |
| (verb) shape, form, or improve a material | Synonyms: process, work on |
| (verb) cause to happen or to occur as a consequence | Synonyms: bring, make for, play, wreak |
| (verb) prepare for crops | Synonyms: crop, cultivate |
| (verb) make something, usually for a specific function | Synonyms: forge, form, mold, mould, shape |
| (verb) gratify and charm, usually in order to influence | - |
| (verb) proceed along a path | Synonyms: make |
| (verb) move in an agitated manner | - |
| (verb) provoke or excite | - |
| (verb) be employed | Synonyms: do work |
| (verb) cause to work | Synonyms: put to work |
| (verb) exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; work | - |
| (verb) have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected | Synonyms: act |
| (verb) operate in a certain place, area, or specialty | - |
| (verb) proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity | - |
| (verb) have and exert influence or effect | Synonyms: act upon, influence |
| (verb) operate in or through | - |
| (verb) cause to operate or function | - |
| (verb) behave in a certain way when handled | - |