Definition of handiwork
1a : work done by the handsb : work done personally recognized her handiwork
2 : the product of handiwork
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Examples of handiwork in a Sentence
They admired the potter's beautiful handiwork.
I think all of these problems are her handiwork.
Recent Examples of handiwork from the Web
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Ironwood Brewing Co. of Valparaiso will be among the local beer producers that offer selections of their handiwork.
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Apparently, Strickland was still holding a three-year-old grudge from the 2014 playoffs, during which Harper homered off him twice and stayed at home plate a couple of seconds too long admiring his handiwork for the Strickland's sensibilities.
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Incidentally, nearly $100 million in local projects got in the budget via the handiwork of lawmakers representing parts of Palm Beach and Broward counties.
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The relic, with ghostly, ineffaceable traces of the original handiwork, is in the show.
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Most showrunners don’t direct their handiwork, but Ms. Vilaysack, 37, is not your typical showrunner.
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After the kids had gone to bed the first night, my friend and I stayed up pretty late sampling the handiwork of Canada’s finer breweries while enjoying the spectacularly starry night sky.
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Origin and Etymology of handiwork
Middle English handiwerk, from Old English handgeweorc, from hand + geweorc, from ge- (collective prefix) + weorc work — more at co-
HANDIWORK Defined for English Language Learners
handiwork
playDefinition of handiwork for English Language Learners
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: work that is done by using your hands
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: something done by a particular person or group
HANDIWORK Defined for Kids
handiwork
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: work done by the hands
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