Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Work performed by hand.
- noun The product of a person's efforts and actions.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Work done by the hands, and hence by effort of any kind; doing; performance: as, a specimen of one's handiwork; the devil's handiwork.
- noun That which is done or made by the hands, or by any active exertion; a fabrication; a creation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Work done by the hands; hence, any work done personally.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Work done by the hands.
- noun Work done personally.
- noun The result of personal efforts.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a work produced by hand labor
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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This memo is identified as the handiwork of the “J-5 Response Cell.”
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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Today his handiwork is clearly visible to all of those who will take the time to look.
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This memo is identified as the handiwork of the “J-5 Response Cell.”
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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Now that handiwork is looking pretty shoddy as cancer cells are ravishing your body.
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Well, if this brief, Mannheim-Steamroller-worthy MP3 sample of Thaler's handiwork is really the music of an immortal future, I have to admit, a mortal opt-out is looking better and better. posted by Matthew @ 9: 20 AM
Archive 2007-04-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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Well, if this brief, Mannheim-Steamroller-worthy MP3 sample of Thaler's handiwork is really the music of an immortal future, I have to admit, a mortal opt-out is looking better and better. posted by Matthew @ 9: 20 AM
The merry-go-round, broke down Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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"Everyone knows," Spurs owner Peter M. Holt said of his team's handiwork from a championship locker room, "this is damn near impossible."
Dynasty or not, Spurs' feat deserves respect and recognition 2007
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Not by humans, but by Prowlers, a group of ancient creatures whose handiwork is typically thought to be that of wolves.
slayground: Booklist: Monster Mash Little Willow 2006
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Home improvement stores in the U.S. have prospered in a country with a vast middle class where the incremental cost of paying someone else to do one's handiwork is prohibitive.
Home Depot 2004
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The design and handiwork is worth the money, though how much - it’s really always difficult to say when it comes to art and design.
bilby commented on the word handiwork
Manoeuvre?
August 4, 2009
madmouth commented on the word handiwork
no. this is a specific, well-known procedure.
August 5, 2009