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Works vs Workmanship - What's the difference?

works | workmanship |

As nouns the difference between works and workmanship

is that works is while workmanship is the skill of an artisan or craftsman.

As a verb works

is (work).

works

English

(wikipedia works)

Noun

(head)
  • .
  • (plurale tantum) A mechanism or machine; the means by which something happens.
  • (plurale tantum) A factory or factories, or similar collection(s) of buildings.
  • *, chapter=22
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  • Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food.
  • Drastic treatment; abuse; the axe (dismissal).
  • (plurale tantum) Acts associated with moral or religious standing.

    • Derived terms

    * brassworks * bronzeworks * clayworks * copperworks * freezing works * good works * ironworks * metalworks * skunkworks * steelworks * waterworks

    Verb

    (head)
  • (work)

    • See also

    * in the works * the whole nine yards * the whole shebang

    Statistics

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    workmanship

    English

    Noun

  • The skill of an artisan or craftsman.
  • The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.
  • *
    • Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. There was a great deal of them, lavish both in material and in workmanship .

    Synonyms

    * craftsmanship