释义
[ han -dee-wurk ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈhæn diˌwɜrk / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun work done by hand.
the characteristic quality of a particular doer or maker: In all of Mozart's music we discover the handiwork of a genius.
the result of work done by hand: woven mats and other handiwork.
Origin of handiwork before 1000; Middle English handiwerk, Old English handgeweorc, variant of handweorc (cognate with German Handwerk ). See hand, y-, work
Words nearby handiwork hand in hand, hand in the till, with one's, handiron, handism, hand it to, handiwork , hand job, handkerchief, handkerchief table, hand-knit, handlanger
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Example sentences from the Web for handiwork Their handiwork was on display Sunday, it appeared, in the small mining town of Krasnoarmeysk, 70 kilometers from Donetsk.
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Lentz was so proud of his handiwork that he traveled to Berlin to show it off, and he wrote a little book about it.
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Even many Bibi critics who would never vote for him admire his handiwork during the recent Gaza conflagration with Hamas.
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In the edit, Nora the director retained some of our dialogue alongside her handiwork .
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The one-eyed man stood for a long time contemplating his handiwork .
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In his eagerness to display his handiwork to his parents he had entirely forgotten his crutches!
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The old man laughed, glanced proudly at his handiwork , and named a price.
Religion lives in its conscious, exultant power to create spiritual heroes, not in looking back to admire its own handiwork .
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As proper men as ever trod upon neat's-leather have gone upon my handiwork .
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British Dictionary definitions for handiwork noun work performed or produced by hand, such as embroidery or pottery
the result of the action or endeavours of a person or thing
Word Origin for handiwork Old English handgeweorc, from hand + geweorc, from ge- (collective prefix) + weorc work
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Words related to handiwork workmanship, invention, design, creation, handicraft, handwork, doing