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endwork

endwork noun: work done on, about, or toward an end; a result; purpose; goal.

Noun

endwork (plural endworks)

  1. Work done on, about, or toward an end; a result; purpose; goal
    • The following column lists the units of hydrogen energy necessary to produce the same endwork as the fossil fuels.1987, Proceedings of the 1986 International Congress on Renewable Energy Sources, Madrid, Spain, 18-23 May 1986, Volume 1
    • The endwork of such a critical task that freely places blame or adjudicates value for the sake of a castigation or rejection of worth is performed too quickly and easily.2005, Peter Pericles Trifonas, Communities of Difference
    Synonyms:
    product

Synonyms of endwork

Forms of endwork

pluralendworks
alternative formend-work

Origin of endwork

From end + work. Compare Middle English andwork; Old English andweorc (“cause”).

Questions about endwork

What does endwork mean?
Endwork means work done on, about, or toward an end; a result; purpose; goal.
What part of speech is endwork?
Endwork is a noun.
What is the plural of endwork?
The plural of endwork is endworks.

Words near endwork in the dictionary

  1. endware
  2. endwares
  3. endways
  4. Endwell
  5. endwise
  6. endwork
  7. endworks
  8. Endy
  9. endyma
  10. endymal
  11. Endymion

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