handiwork
/ˈhæn di ˌwɜrk/
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Definition(s):
- (n) a work produced by hand labor
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Usage(s):
- Some clinics in Pattaya will undo Mother Nature's handiwork for $1,000.
- The upcoming polls are the handiwork of the very military whose overthrow spurred Abhisit's political passions more than three decades ago.
- 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
- "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
- 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
- "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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