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watchwork

watchwork noun: the work produced by watchmaking; the mechanical or electronic arrangements making up a watch (portable timepiece).

watchwork: the work produced by watchmaking; the mechanical or electronic arrangements making up a watch...
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Noun

watchwork (uncountable)

  1. The work produced by watchmaking; the mechanical or electronic arrangements making up a watch (portable timepiece).
    • Holonym: watch
    • Meronym: escapement

Origin of watchwork

From watch + -work.

Questions about watchwork

What does watchwork mean?
Watchwork means the work produced by watchmaking; the mechanical or electronic arrangements making up a watch (portable timepiece).
What part of speech is watchwork?
Watchwork is a noun.

Words near watchwork in the dictionary

  1. Watchusett
  2. watchwoman
  3. watchwomen
  4. watchword
  5. watchwords
  6. watchwork
  7. water
  8. water absorption
  9. water adder
  10. water adders
  11. water aerobics

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