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View usage for: (speɪdwɜːʳk) singular nounThe spadework is the uninteresting work that has to be done as preparation before you can start a project or activity. It is now that the spadework has to be done to lay firm foundations for later success. Synonyms: preparation, labour, groundwork, donkey-work More Synonyms of spadework spadework in British English (ˈspeɪdˌwɜːk) noundull or routine preparatory work spadework in American English (ˈspeɪdˌwɜrk) noun preparatory work for some main project, esp. when tiresome or difficult Examples of 'spadework' in a sentencespadework Definition dull or routine work done as preparation for a project or activity Additional synonymsDefinition preliminary work as a foundation or basis These courses provide the groundwork of statistical theory. Synonyms preliminaries, basis, foundation, base, footing, preparation, fundamentals, cornerstone, underpinnings, spadeworkDefinition productive work, esp. physical work done for wages the labour of seeding, planting and harvesting Synonyms toil, effort, industry, grind (informal), pains, sweat (informal), slog (informal), exertion, drudgery, travail, donkey-work - spacecraft
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