Helen Fenton

Workmanly: Definition and part of speech

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Workmanly

  1. adv. In a skillful manner; in a manner becoming a skillful workman.
  2. a. Becoming a skillful workman; skillful; well performed; workmanlike.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Workmanship: Definition and part of speech

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Workmanship

  1. n. That which is effected, made, or produced; manufacture, something made by manual labor.
  2. n. The art or skill of a workman; the execution or manner of making anything.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Workhouse: Definition and part of speech

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Workhouse

  1. n. A house where the town poor are maintained at public expense, and provided with labor; a poorhouse.
  2. n. A house where any manufacture is carried on; a workshop.
  3. n. A house in which idle and vicious persons are confined to labor.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Working-day: Definition and part of speech

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Working-day

  1. a. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, working days, or workdays; everyday; hence, plodding; hard-working.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Workless: Definition and part of speech

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Workless

  1. a. Not carried out in practice; not exemplified in fact; as, workless faith.
  2. a. Without work; not laboring; as, many people were still workless.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.