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Definition of -work in English:

-work

  • 1Denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools.

    ‘silverwork’
    ‘fretwork’
    1. 1.1Denoting a mechanism or structure of a specified kind.
      ‘bridgework’
      ‘clockwork’
    2. 1.2Denoting ornamentation of a specified kind, or articles having such ornamentation.
      ‘knotwork’