handiwork  /ˈhæn di ˌwɜrk/ ? Meaning of "handiwork"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a work produced by hand labor

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Usage(s):

  1. Some clinics in Pattaya will undo Mother Nature's handiwork for $1,000.
  2. The upcoming polls are the handiwork of the very military whose overthrow spurred Abhisit's political passions more than three decades ago.
  3. But they couldn't tell whether they were seeing variations on one changeable virus or the handiwork of several different viruses that had made the jump from primates to man.

Quotes

  1. "They're the handiwork of lobbyists, with all the inconsistency and irrationality that involves," McCain said.
    on Jun 23, 2008 By: John McCain Source: Washington Post

  2. Without mentioning Pakistan by name, Singh said the embassy attacks in Kabul in February "were the handiwork of those who do not wish to see the emergence of a strong, independent and pluralistic Afghanistan".
    on Apr 26, 2010 By: Manmohan Singh Source: Aljazeera.net

  3. "It's all too obvious that it is the handiwork of the Indian intelligence," retired general Hamid Gul said.
    on Mar 3, 2009 By: Hamid Gul Source: International Herald Tribune

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