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Meaning of "plainwork" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLAINWORK

plainwork  [ˈpleɪnˌwɜːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLAINWORK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Plainwork is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLAINWORK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of plainwork in the English dictionary

The definition of plainwork in the dictionary is simple needlework, such as hemming, as distinct from fancywork. Other definition of plainwork is simple unornamented stonework.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLAINWORK


artwork
ˈɑːtˌwɜːk
bodywork
ˈbɒdɪˌwɜːk
chainwork
ˈtʃeɪnˌwɜːk
clockwork
ˈklɒkˌwɜːk
crownwork
ˈkraʊnˌwɜːk
framework
ˈfreɪmˌwɜːk
homework
ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk
hornwork
ˈhɔːnˌwɜːk
housework
ˈhaʊsˌwɜːk
ironwork
ˈaɪənˌwɜːk
looyenwork
ˈluːjənˌwɜːk
network
ˈnɛtˌwɜːk
openwork
ˈəʊpənˌwɜːk
paperwork
ˈpeɪpəˌwɜːk
patchwork
ˈpætʃˌwɜːk
pinwork
ˈpɪnˌwɜːk
stonework
ˈstəʊnˌwɜːk
teamwork
ˈtiːmˌwɜːk
tinwork
ˈtɪnˌwɜːk
wickerwork
ˈwɪkəˌwɜːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLAINWORK

plainish
plainly
plainness
plains
Plains Indian
Plains of Abraham
plainsman
plainsmen
plainsong
plainspokenness
plainstanes
plainstones
plaint
plaintful
plaintiff
plaintive
plaintively
plaintiveness
plaintless
plaister

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLAINWORK

all in a day´s work
at work
brainwork
fieldwork
firework
footwork
groundwork
group work
inwork
needlework
neural network
nonwork
out of work
rework
social work
unwork
waxwork
woodwork
work
wrought ironwork

Synonyms and antonyms of plainwork in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «plainwork» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLAINWORK

Find out the translation of plainwork to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of plainwork from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «plainwork» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

plainwork
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plainwork
570 millions of speakers

English

plainwork
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

plainwork
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

plainwork
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

plainwork
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

plainwork
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

plainwork
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plainwork
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kerja kosong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

plainwork
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

plainwork
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

plainwork
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plainwork
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

plainwork
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

plainwork
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साधा काम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

plainwork
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

plainwork
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plainwork
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

plainwork
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plainwork
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

plainwork
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plainwork
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

plainwork
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plainwork
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plainwork

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAINWORK»

The term «plainwork» is used very little and occupies the 189.542 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAINWORK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «plainwork» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «plainwork» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about plainwork

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLAINWORK»

Discover the use of plainwork in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plainwork and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. ...
From. Chambers's. Journal. PLAINWORK. "Thank goodness, Lizzie! you were taughttowork." My husband is constantly repeating this sentiment to me, and I decidedly agree with him that it is a great cause for thankfulness. I may say, in passing ...
E. Rameur, 2014
2
Description of the Cityhouse of Amsterdam, with an ...
of A MS TE R'D 11; foot beyond the plainwork, and between them are inwardspaces. The northfide, between these pavilions, is set out with a large and beautiful front (89 foot broad), 17 foot beyond the plainwork, the afterfront is exact the same ...
‎1782
3
REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONERS: CALEDONIAN CANAL: HIGHLAND ...
Callan, for Vegetables sold on credit by him ------ John O'Neill, for Shoes made for him -------- Eleanor Worrall (deceased) Balance due by her on settlement of her Account, as Superintendent of Plainwork - --------- Gibbons and Dillon ...
‎1818
4
The Vicar of Wakefield:
three companions I had this last half year, one of them refused to do plainwork an hour in the day, another thought twentyfive guineas a year too small a salary, and I was obliged to send away the third,becauseI suspected an intrigue with the ...
Oliver Goldsmith, 2014
5
Reports from Commissioners
5 1 7} 54 13 3 129 0 1} 5 6 3} 74 11 6} — Plainwork, 13 17 2} 34 19 10} 44 7 1 13 4 5 8 14 5 — Washing, . 5 4 11} 28 19 0 53 19 5} 5 11 2} 25 6 8} — Carpenters, 13 0 9 — — 13 0 9 — — Tinmen, . 7 1 10} 6 5 6 3 1 6 2 5 1} — Stoneblasters, .
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1866
6
The Elements of the Science of Scandal to which is Prefixed, ...
For my part, (said he), whenever chance brings within my observation a knot of Misses busy at their needles, I consider myself as in the school of Virtue, and though I have no extraordinary skill in plainwork or embroidery, look upon their ...
Gulielmo Scandelo, 1814
7
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D..: The Rambler
For my part, whenever chance brings within my observation a knot of misses busy at their needles, I consider myself as in the school of virtue ; and though I have no extraordinary skill in plainwork or embroidery, look upon their operations with ...
Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy, Francis Pearson Walesby, 1825
8
The Reports of the Most Learned Sir Edmund Saunders, Knt. ...
The defendant pleads in her an award, by EY'CBf'OTESL which it was awarded that the said William Pope (the plainwork. and then tifl') should be satisfied and paid by the said John Brett (the gsflzg'gflaflzy defendant) the money due and ...
Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, Sir Edmund Saunders, John Williams, 1816
9
A guide to the architectural antiquities in the neighborhood ...
The south chapel has a Decorated open timber roof, but of very plainwork; thereisabold Decorated stringcourse, with ball-flowers, all b«d»«TM., o is* round this chapel, and a Decorated square-headed window on the east side. The Tower is ...
‎1842
10
A Christmas present for children. Transl
The children have not much time for this amusement, for they have their lessons to learn and plainwork to do, and besides, they must make some Christmas presents for their parents, and brothers and 16 A CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
Christmas present, 1856

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