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presswork

presswork noun: the operation of a printing press.

Noun

presswork (countable and uncountable, plural pressworks)

  1. The operation of a printing press.
  2. Printed material.
  3. The act or process of pressing or drawing with dies or presses; or the product of such work.
  4. (cabinet-making) Work consisting of a series of cross-grained veneers united by glue, heat, and pressure.
  5. Pottery produced by pressing clay into moulds.

Forms of presswork

pluralpressworks

Origin of presswork

From press + -work.

Questions about presswork

What does presswork mean?
Presswork means the operation of a printing press.
What part of speech is presswork?
Presswork is a noun.
What is the plural of presswork?
The plural of presswork is pressworks.

Words near presswork in the dictionary

  1. presswheels
  2. presswoman
  3. presswomen
  4. Presswood
  5. Presswoods
  6. presswork
  7. pressworker
  8. pressworkers
  9. pressworks
  10. pressy
  11. prest

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