HANDWORK

handicraft, handcraft, handiwork, handwork

(noun) a work produced by hand labor

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

handwork (countable and uncountable, plural handworks)

Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.

Synonyms

• handiwork

Verb

handwork (third-person singular simple present handworks, present participle handworking, simple past and past participle handworked)

(transitive) To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.

Source: Wiktionary



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9 January 2025

PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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