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PIECE OF WORK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
Example:
erosion is the work of wind or water over time
Synonyms:
piece of work; work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("piece of work" is a kind of...):
product; production (an artifact that has been created by someone or some process)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "piece of work"):
follow-up; followup (a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work)
handcraft; handicraft; handiwork; handwork (a work produced by hand labor)
ironwork (work made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc))
lacework (work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric)
lacquerware (a decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals)
leatherwork (work made of leather)
chef-d'oeuvre; masterpiece (the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman)
metalwork (the metal parts of something)
openwork (ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings)
polychrome (a piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors)
silverwork (decorative work made of silver)
caning; wicker; wickerwork (work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches))
woodwork (work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture)
work in progress (a piece of work that is not yet finished)
workpiece (work consisting of a piece of metal being machined)
publication (a copy of a printed work offered for distribution)
