handwork
handwork · handworks · handworked · handworking
To work by hand, without the use of a machineTo work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.
» My brother was expert in handwork.
Meaning
1 sensesTo work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.
Examples
3 sentencesMy brother was expert in handwork.
He has skill in handwork.
With little donor money coming in, relief workers can only do the barest minimum, such as teaching children songs and handwork.
Origin
From Middle English hondwerk, from Old English handweorc (“work done by hand; handiwork”),From Middle English hondwerk, from Old English handweorc (“work done by hand; handiwork”), from Proto-Germanic *handuwerką; equivalent to hand + work. Cognate with Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk, Swedish hantverk.
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Forms
handworks, handworking, handworked, handworked| Base form | handwork · to handwork |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | handworks |
| Present participle | handworking |
| Past simple | handworked |
| Past participle | handworked |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle