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handbuilding

handbuilding noun: the process of using the hands to shape clay.

Noun

handbuilding (uncountable)

  1. (pottery) The process of using the hands to shape clay.

Origin of handbuilding

hand + building

Questions about handbuilding

What does handbuilding mean?
Handbuilding means the process of using the hands to shape clay.
What part of speech is handbuilding?
Handbuilding is a noun.

Words near handbuilding in the dictionary

  1. handbrakes
  2. handbraking
  3. handbras
  4. handbreadth
  5. handbreadths
  6. handbuilding
  7. handbuilt
  8. handcam
  9. handcannon
  10. handcannons
  11. handcar

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