METALWORK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does metalwork mean? 

• METALWORK (noun)
  The noun METALWORK has 2 senses:

1. the metal parts of something

2. the activity of making things out of metal in a skillful manner

  Familiarity information: METALWORK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METALWORK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The metal parts of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

there were bullet holes in the metalwork

Hypernyms ("metalwork" is a kind of...):

piece of work; work (a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The activity of making things out of metal in a skillful manner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

metalwork; metalworking

Hypernyms ("metalwork" is a kind of...):

formation; shaping (the act of fabricating something in a particular shape)