handiwork

handiwork

work done by hand
Not to be confused with:handicap – hinder, impede, incapacitate; to place at a disadvantage: His handicap was being born into poverty.handicraft – a work that requires both manual and artistic skill

hand·i·work

H0044000 (hăn′dē-wûrk′)n.1. Work performed by hand.2. The product of a person's efforts and actions.

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[Middle English handiwerk, from Old English handgeweorc : hand, hand + geweorc, work (ge-, collective pref.; see kom in Indo-European roots + weorc, work; see work).]

handiwork

(ˈhændɪˌwɜːk) n1. (Crafts) work performed or produced by hand, such as embroidery or pottery2. the result of the action or endeavours of a person or thing[Old English handgeweorc, from hand + geweorc, from ge- (collective prefix) + weorc work]

hand•i•work

(ˈhæn diˌwɜrk)

n. 1. work done by hand. 2. the work of a particular person. 3. the result of work done by hand. [before 1000; Middle English handiwerk, Old English handgeweorc, variant of handweorc (c. German Handwerk)]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

handiwork - a work produced by hand labor handcraft, handicraft, handworkpiece of work, work - a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"

handiwork

noun creation, product, production, achievement, result, design, invention, artefact, handicraft, handwork The architect stepped back to admire his handiwork.

Translations

手工制品某人干的坏事

handiwork

(ˈhӕndiwəːk) noun1. thing(s) made by hand. Examples of the pupils' handiwork were on show. 手工製品 手工制品2. something bad caused by a particular person. The broken window was Simon's handiwork. 某人做的壞事 某人干的坏事