handiwork

noun

hand·​i·​work ˈhan-di-ˌwərk 

-dē-

1

a

: work done by the hands

b

: work done personally

recognized her handiwork

2

: the product of handiwork

Synonyms of handiwork

• production
• product
• work
• yield

Examples of handiwork in a Sentence

They admired the potter's beautiful handiwork.

I think all of these problems are her handiwork.

Recent Examples on the Web

The public spaces, including restaurants and bars, are the handiwork MDBS principal designer Martin Brudnizki. —Julie Vadnal, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026

The Liberty and Victory Garden outside the historic Nelson House is the handiwork of the Heritage Gardening Group, a volunteer group of about a dozen gardeners. —Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

Their handiwork was on display in the lobby’s Museum of Bizarre Diskasters, an exhibition of silicon carnage. —Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

The foul-prone Longhorns, applying their best defensive handiwork of the year, didn’t have a single player get called for more than three fouls for the second straight game and limited the Zags to 4-of-22 shooting from behind the arc. —Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English handiwerk, from Old English handgeweorc, from hand + geweorc, from ge- (collective prefix) + weorc work — more at co-

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for handiwork

• bodywork
• ironwork
• latticework
• masterwork
• metalwork
• needlework
• openwork
• overwork
• paperwork
• subnetwork
• artwork
• beadwork

Kids Definition

handiwork

noun

hand·​i·​work ˈhan-di-ˌwərk 

: work done by the hands or by oneself