-work
See also: work
English
Etymology
From Middle English -work, -werk, from Old English -weorc, -ġeweorc, equivalent to English work. Compare also Saterland Frisian -werk, Dutch -werk, German -werk, Norwegian -verk.
Suffix
-work
- Denoting a craft involving a particular material or tool
- woodwork
- needlework
- metalwork
- Denoting a structure or work of art crafted chiefly from a given material
- ironwork
- stonework
- paintwork
- waxwork
- Denoting the structure or mechanism of a given object.
- bridgework
- clockwork
- coachwork
- latticework
Derived terms
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