outwork
(noun) subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area; “the outworks of the castle”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
outwork (third-person singular simple present outworks, present participle outworking, simple past and past participle outworked)
(rare) To work out to a finish; to complete.
To work faster or harder than.
outwork (countable and uncountable, plural outworks)
(architecture, countable) A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification.
Agricultural work done outdoors in the fields.
• work out, workout
Source: Wiktionary
Out*work", v. t.
Definition: To exceed in working; to work more or faster than.
Out"work`, n. (Fort.)
Definition: A minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work, as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc. Wilhelm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2025
(adjective) enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; “a happy smile”; “spent many happy days on the beach”; “a happy marriage”
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.
