-WORK


Meaning of -WORK in English

■ combining form

1》 denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools: silverwork.

2》 denoting a mechanism or structure of a specified kind: clockwork.

3》 denoting ornamentation of a specified kind, or articles having such ornamentation: knotwork.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.