What does "-work" mean?

Denoting a craft involving a particular material, tool, or practitioner

What is a synonym for "-work"?

Common synonyms include: craft.

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1
Denoting a craft involving a particular material, tool, or practitioner morpheme
"masonwork"
2
Denoting a structure or work of art crafted chiefly from a given material morpheme
"ironwork"
3
Denoting the structure or mechanism of a given object. morpheme
"bridgework"

Synonyms

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craft

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.

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