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headwork

headwork noun: mental or intellectual labour; the use of logic and clear thinking.

Noun

headwork (uncountable)

  1. Mental or intellectual labour; the use of logic and clear thinking.
    • I would choose headwork over footwork anytime!

Origin of headwork

From head + work.

Words formed from headwork

Questions about headwork

What does headwork mean?
Headwork means mental or intellectual labour; the use of logic and clear thinking.
What part of speech is headwork?
Headwork is a noun.

Words near headwork in the dictionary

  1. headwinds
  2. headwings
  3. headwoman
  4. headword
  5. headwords
  6. headwork
  7. headworker
  8. headworkers
  9. headworks
  10. headwound
  11. headwounds

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Adapted from Wiktionary: headwork (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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