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- Dictionaryhandiwork/ˈhandɪwəːk/
noun
- 1. something that one has made or done: "the dressmakers stood back to survey their handiwork"
- 2. making things by hand, considered as a subject of instruction: "they taught young women reading, writing, and handiwork"
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HANDIWORK definition: 1. work done skilfully with the hands: 2. something that you have done or caused, usually…. Learn more.
1. a. : work done by the hands. b. : work done personally. recognized her handiwork. 2. : the product of handiwork. Synonyms. affair. fruit. labor. output. produce. production. thing. work. yield. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of handiwork in a Sentence. They admired the potter's beautiful handiwork.
Handiwork is something that you've done, achieved, or made, especially with your own two hands. When you hold up a pair of mittens you just finished knitting, you're admiring your handiwork.
HANDIWORK meaning: 1. work done skilfully with the hands: 2. something that you have done or caused, usually…. Learn more.
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. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of handiwork 1.
Definition of handiwork noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (Crafts) work performed or produced by hand, such as embroidery or pottery. 2. the result of the action or endeavours of a person or thing. [Old English handgeweorc, from hand + geweorc, from ge- (collective prefix) + weorc work]
2 meanings: 1. work performed or produced by hand, such as embroidery or pottery 2. the result of the action or endeavours of a.... Click for more definitions.
something that someone makes or does: She put down the brush and stood back to admire her handiwork. (Definition of handiwork from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
handiwork. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English hand‧i‧work /ˈhændiwɜːk $ -wɜːrk/ noun [ uncountable] → somebody’s handiwork Examples from the Corpus handiwork • Another tore sheets of newspaper into smaller and smaller pieces, carefully guarding her handiwork.
