-work
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
-work
▶combining form
- 1 denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools: silverwork.
- 2 denoting a mechanism or structure of a specified kind: clockwork.
- 3 denoting ornamentation of a specified kind, or articles having such ornamentation: knotwork.
'-work' also found in these Oxford entries:
absenteeism
- abstract
- accordion
- account
- adaptation
- adrenergic
- aesthetic
- alpha
- altarpiece
- ambitious
- amoretto
- anergia
- aplenty
- apply
- appreciation
- argon
- armature
- arrears
- assemblage
- assist
- assistant
- associate
- autosave
- autotelic
- backlog
- back office
- back room
- balance
- ballet
- banausic
- base
- beadwork
- beaver
- bee
- Beethovenian
- begin
- bench
- bestiary
- beta
- bibliography
- bid
- bill of quantities
- black
- block release
- blood
- blue-collar
- boatswain's chair
- boiler suit
- bone
- book
