Words that rhyme with brushwork

• earthwork 1
  n 1: an earthen rampart
• artwork 0
  n 1: photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book" [syn: artwork, art, graphics, nontextual matter]
• beadwork 0
  n 1: ornamentation with beads [syn: beading, beadwork] 2: a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture [syn: beading, bead, beadwork, astragal]
• berserk 0
  adj 1: frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" [syn: amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(p)] n 1: one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury [syn: berserker, berserk]
• bodywork 0
  n 1: the exterior body of a motor vehicle 2: the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies
• breastwork 0
  n 1: fortification consisting of a low wall [syn: parapet, breastwork]
• brickwork 0
  n 1: masonry done with bricks and mortar
• bridgework 0
  n 1: a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth [syn: bridge, bridgework]
• bulwark 0
  n 1: an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down" [syn: rampart, bulwark, wall] 2: a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural) 3: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [syn: breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty] v 1: defend with a bulwark
• busywork 0
  n 1: active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork" [syn: busywork, make- work]
• casework 0
  n 1: close sociological study of a maladjusted person or family for diagnosis and treatment
• cirque 0
  n 1: a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake [syn: cirque, corrie, cwm]
• clerk 0
  n 1: an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) 2: a salesperson in a store [syn: salesclerk, shop clerk, clerk, shop assistant] v 1: work as a clerk, as in the legal business
• clockwork 0
  n 1: any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
• coursework 0
  n 1: work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course
• crewelwork 0
  n 1: embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn
• fancywork 0
  n 1: decorative needlework [syn: embroidery, fancywork]
• fieldwork 0
  n 1: a temporary fortification built by troops in the field
• firework 0
  n 1: (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. [syn: firework, pyrotechnic]
• footwork 0
  n 1: the manner of using the feet 2: skillful maneuvering or dealing; "she needs some fancy footwork to cover all those lies"
• framework 0
  n 1: a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems" [syn: model, theoretical account, framework] 2: the underlying structure; "providing a factual framework for future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society" [syn: framework, fabric] 3: a structure supporting or containing something
• fretwork 0
  n 1: framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal [syn: lattice, latticework, fretwork]
• glasswork 0
  n 1: an article of tableware made of glass [syn: glassware, glasswork]
• grillwork 0
  n 1: mesh netting made of wires [syn: wirework, grillwork] 2: a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; "he cooked hamburgers on the grill" [syn: grill, grille, grillwork]
• groundwork 0
  n 1: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone] 2: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure] 3: preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"
• guesswork 0
  n 1: an estimate based on little or no information [syn: guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning]
• hackwork 0
  n 1: professional work done according to formula
• handiwork 0
  n 1: a work produced by hand labor [syn: handicraft, handcraft, handiwork, handwork]
• handwork 0
  n 1: a work produced by hand labor [syn: handicraft, handcraft, handiwork, handwork]
• homework 0
  n 1: preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) [syn: homework, prep, preparation]
• housework 0
  n 1: the work of cleaning and running a house [syn: housework, housekeeping]
• ironwork 0
  n 1: work made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc); "the houses had much ornamental ironwork"
• lacework 0
  n 1: work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric
• metalwork 0
  n 1: the metal parts of something; "there were bullet holes in the metalwork" 2: the activity of making things out of metal in a skillful manner [syn: metalworking, metalwork]
• needlework 0
  n 1: a creation created or assembled by needle and thread [syn: needlework, needlecraft] 2: work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle [syn: needlework, needlecraft]
• network 0
  n 1: an interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth" [syn: network, web] 2: (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs; "the networks compete to broadcast important sports events" 3: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals [syn: net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork] 4: a system of intersecting lines or channels; "a railroad network"; "a network of canals" 5: (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits [syn: network, electronic network] v 1: communicate with and within a group; "You have to network if you want to get a good job"
• openwork 0
  n 1: ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings
• outwork 0
  n 1: subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area; "the outworks of the castle"
• overwork 0
  n 1: the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork" [syn: overwork, overworking] v 1: use too much; "This play has been overworked" 2: work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students" [syn: overwork, exploit]
• paperwork 0
  n 1: work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.
• patchwork 0
  n 1: a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas [syn: patchwork, hodgepodge, jumble] 2: a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together [syn: patchwork, patchwork quilt] 3: sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern
• piecework 0
  n 1: work paid for according to the quantity produced
• plasterwork 0
  n 1: a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster" [syn: plaster, plasterwork]
• rework 0
  v 1: use again in altered form; "retread an old plot" [syn: rework, make over, retread]
• schoolwork 0
  n 1: a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher [syn: school assignment, schoolwork]
• spadework 0
  n 1: dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking
• stonework 0
  n 1: masonry done with stone
• teamwork 0
  n 1: cooperative work done by a team (especially when it is effective); "it will take money, good planning and, above all, teamwork"
• timework 0
  n 1: work paid for at a rate per unit of time
• waxwork 0
  n 1: twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: bittersweet, American bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork, shrubby bittersweet, Celastrus scandens] 2: an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax [syn: waxwork, wax figure]
• wickerwork 0
  n 1: work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) [syn: wicker, wickerwork, caning]
• woodwork 0
  n 1: work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture 2: the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood [syn: carpentry, woodworking, woodwork]
• basketwork 0
• coachwork 0
• formwork 0
• headwork 0
• legwork 0
• masterwork 0
• roadwork 0
• rubblework 0
• scrollwork 0
• steelwork 0
• stuccowork 0
• bookwork 0
• brainwork 0
• brightwork 0
• chainwork 0
• craftwork 0
• cribwork 0
• daywork 0
• falsework 0
• interwork 0
• underwork 0
• paintwork 0

See also brushwork definition