Usually means: Manual labor involving skilled craftsmanship.
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  1. handwork: Merriam-Webster
  2. handwork: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. handwork: Collins English Dictionary
  4. handwork: Vocabulary.com
  5. Handwork, handwork: Wordnik
  6. handwork: Wiktionary
  7. handwork: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. handwork: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. handwork: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. Handwork, handwork: Dictionary.com
  11. handwork: Rhymezone
  12. handwork: FreeDictionary.org
  13. handwork: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. handwork: TheFreeDictionary.com
  15. handwork: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

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  1. handwork: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (handwork)

▸ noun:  Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.

Similar:
handcraft, handiwork, handicraft, craftwork, handmade, craftmaking, workery, workmanship, handknit, taskwork, more...

Opposite:
laziness, idleness, slothfulness, indolence

Adjectives:
fine, other, more, skilled, beautiful, own, educational, simple, little, considerable, careful



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Similar:
handcraft, handiwork, handicraft, craftwork, handmade, craftmaking, workery, workmanship, handknit, taskwork, more...

Opposite:
laziness, idleness, slothfulness, indolence

Adjectives:
fine, other, more, skilled, beautiful, own, educational, simple, little, considerable, careful



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